Coach Dave Robinson

"Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord Himself, is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation."
—Isaiah 12:2

"The Church’s mission is extending the Kingdom’s influence and principles to every city, state, and nation, according to Matthew 28. The intended strategy was through marketplace ministries that create a demand for local congregations committed to supporting that nation. For too long it seems to have been reversed; marketplace ministries have been expected to support institutional concerns and programs but have lacked adequate training for their marketplace calling. If the Church does not encounter and defeat our enemy on his ground (marketplace), the enemy will attack the Church on her ground (church assembly)."
—Coach Dave Robinson

"For the past 75 -100 years in the United States, the Church has surrendered ground in the marketplace. The same Church that was celebrated for 150 years is barely tolerated today. If the secular-humanism-crowd had their way, they would love to have the Church’s influence confined to a building. The Church must stay on the offensive side in the marketplace, not just talk about it in Church meetings."
—Dave Robinson, Coach

[Excerpt from The book by Coach Dave, "Possessing The Gates of Your Enemy, Regaining the Moral Highground]

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"Dreams come true when your God-given gifts are set ablaze by your daily quiet time with the Giver of your dream. The best career advice I can give anyone is discovering your Kingdom purpose, know how God gifted you, and then allow His passion for those who touch your life every day flow through you."
—Coach Dave Robinson

"God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water ...
And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
My soul clings to You;
Your right hand takes hold of me."
—Psalm 63:1, 7-8

"Leadership influence and position gained by nepotism or tenure is seldom as good as that gained through experience and significant learning opportunities over time. Productive leadership influence always balances personal gain with social and responsible resource investment. Unless you have experience and are exposed to learning opportunities, nothing but personal ambition is gained, while much is lost by shortcutting the process."
—Dave Robinson, Coach; Excerpt from 50 Leadership Keys That Work [Available on Amazon]

In this upcoming New Year, consider how I may serve you. Looking ahead, 2022!

"Trust me, after 55 years of providing leadership at some level, your views or perception of your own leadership skills or behavior may not be the same as held by those you lead."
—Dave Robinson, Coach

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
—Mark 10:45

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"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”
—Jack Welch

Marie and I pray you will experience the Lord's love and refreshing throughout this Christmas season.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

"Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people."
—Luke 2:10

The Key to Winning in 2022.

Joseph went from a pit to a prison, to a palace because he had a servant’s heart...

What caused Joseph to gain the victory when the others went down in defeat?
It was his motivation to make those he served successful and be faithful to God, regardless of where he served ... when he was tempted, he responded in Genesis 39, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” A servants first thought is always of his master.
—Dave Robinson, Coach



Leader, contact me if I can help you get unstuck.

God has prepared and gifted you for His kingdom purpose by bringing honor to Him through serving others.

According to 2 Peter 4:10, the goal of all gifts is to serve others, “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.”

Servant leaders use their spiritual gifts, life experiences, relational personality style, natural skills, talents, and passion to honor God by serving His people.
—Coach Dave Robinson

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"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."
—Ephesians 2:10

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"Serve the Lord with gladness!"
—Psalm 100:2

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"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
—Mark 10:45

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.”
—1 Corinthians 2:9

"If this is true, and I believe it is ... if God has prepared something for us that will take our breath away after we leave this earth, it must in some way mark and shape our existence while we walk through life’s tragedies and triumphs during our time on earth."
—Coach Dave Robinson

Excerpt from "Thoughts On The Lord's Day", By Coach Dave

As leader, there are three keys to getting thoughtful responses from your team when asking them questions.

1) First, give them time to think, silence is often golden.

2) Second, inform them of the consequences for their suggestions before they answer, especially if there are multiple options.

3) Third, when you finish asking, stop the monologue and listen with your heart, not just your head.

—Dave Robinson, Coach



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"Mother Teresa was an unlikely leader. She was a smallframed, bent-over nun who gave herself to serve the slum people of New Delhi in India. Asked to speak at the 1994 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., she delivered a powerful defense of valuing the life of the unborn.

Hardly able to see over the podium, she courageously articulated the importance of protecting life. As she spoke, two of the most powerful leaders in the world, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore and their wives were seated on either side of her. All of them were outspoken advocates of abortion.

She said, “I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child, a direct killing of the innocent child, murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with love, and we remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts. Jesus gave even his life to love us. So the mother who is thinking of abortion should be helped to love, that is, to give until it hurts her plans or her free time to respect the life of her child. The father of that child, whoever he is, must also give until it hurts. By abortion, the mother does not learn to love, but kills even her own child to solve her problems. And, by abortion, the father is told that he does not have to take any responsibility at all for the child he has brought into the world. That father is likely to put other women into the same trouble. So abortion just leads to more abortion. Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion.”

Her speech drew a standing ovation. Needless to say, her comments created a rather awkward moment for the President whose speech followed directly on the heels of Mother Teresa’s. When he began his speech, he said, “It’s hard to argue with a life so well lived!”

A life well-lived gives power and credibility to even unlikely leaders and maximizes the outcomes of their service. A life that is well-lived is the goal of every character-driven disciple whose own life was given to them by the creator of all life.

I pray that God will give us sixty righteous people in the United States Senate that will protect the life of the most defenseless among us and vote to stop all the other vicious attacks on biblical morality that are now polluting our sacred halls of government.

I pray that God will give us courageous spiritual leaders who will stand in the pulpits across America and preach with passion and conviction. Preach not only the unsearchable riches of God’s glory and grace—but also His judgement on those who vote to enhance this rise of filth and corruption spreading across the country. The country that I and many other young people fought to defend..."
—Dr. David Robinson, Coach

The above is an excerpt from one of Coach Dave Robinson's, "Thoughts on the Lord's Day" blogs.

Receive strength from the Lord today!

"He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength."
—Isaiah 40:29

"You cannot develop leaders in classrooms, seminars, or workshops. Those venues are for dispensing information ... Leaders are developed under live fire. Leaders require good information. But if you want to know if they really understand leadership, see how they do when the stress-bullets are flying..."
—Coach David Robinson

Excerpt: From a recent "Start Your Week With Coach", more below. ⬇️
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“Are you training managers or developing leaders?”

According to the American Society of Training and Development, U.S. companies and organizations, both profit and nonprofit, spend more than $170 Billion annually on leadership-based curriculum and instruction. However, training is the number one reason leadership development fails. Why? Because you don't train leaders, you develop leaders. You train managers who have to watch the numbers and create the margin.

When you treat your team, especially future leaders, like managers and train them to stay within the limits rather than develop them to be individual independent thinkers, leadership development grinds to a halt.

Training presumes the need for indoctrination on systems, processes, and techniques, assuming all of that is doing things the right way. All are valuable but have little to do with leadership development. When seminar presenters refer to "best practices," rest assured they're probably not.

Training involves best practices, but leadership development focuses on next practices. Training workshops are often by the book, one dimensional, one directional, one size fits all, an authoritarian process that imposes static and outdated information. Most of it is presented by untested and inexperienced professional presenters who rarely go off script. Scripts contain good information. However, battle-tested veterans are your best bet for developing future leaders.

Worst of all, this "training" usually occurs in a vacuum and driven by someone else's experience, not the needs of your future leaders. You cannot develop leaders in classrooms, seminars, or workshops. Those venues are for dispensing information and testing to see if you understand the generic information.

Leaders are developed under live fire. Leaders require good information. But if you want to know if they really understand leadership, see how they do when the bullets are flying, the team is struggling, and the outcome is uncertain. Never forget, classrooms turnout students. Only real frontline challenges develop warriors and leaders.

There's an old parable that says, "Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he eats for a lifetime." The same is true for leadership. Develop a leader for a generation, and that generation thrives. Develop leaders in every generation, not just followers, and that organization thrives for generations to come.

Great leaders have the ability to attract people. However, they have a greater ability to develop future leaders, renew the passion for winning, and consistently find new leaders to execute the strategy and chase the vision.

Never let your desire to grow your organization distract you from your main purpose, developing new leaders and creating the way forward. Sustainable growth always outlasts explosive growth. That never happens without developing empowered leaders, not training process-driven managers.

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"Too many leaders are burning out or bailing out. They are trying to find answers for the many challenges that exist such as motivating an overworked staff or solving problems for members who are overwhelmed with life. I can help with all of these issues. This may be the help you have been looking for."
—Dave Robinson, Coach

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Happy Sunday!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.”
—Numbers 6:24-26

"What is taught in the classroom in one generation becomes the governing philosophy of the next generation ... The greatest days for the true Church is right now, and in the few years to come, if we will step up and take our place."
—Coach David Robinson

Sermon excerpt: October 2021, Family Church Bryant, Arkansas, Guest Speaker

"Sometimes our enemies can press us into victory when our friends can’t. Where would David have been without Goliath, Moses without Pharaoh, or Esther without Haman? Where would you be without, _____________ [Fill in the blank]?
I pray today that God will give you His strength and courage to face your personal giants and see victory and God glorified through your uncommon courage. I pray that God will give the Church the courage to come out of her buildings and take the battle for America’s spiritual destiny to frontlines in the marketplace."

—Coach David Robinson

“Ten ways every team rates their leader."

"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”
—Max DePree

Trust me, after 55 years of providing leadership at some level, your views or perception of your own leadership skills or behavior may not be the same as held by those you lead. Consequently, it’s imperative that you ask yourself the leadership questions below. These questions will help you to know how great you are as a leader.

Answer these ten questions as you think your team would answer them about your leadership using the following scale:

1-Never. 2-Seldom. 3-Sometimes.
4-Frequently. 5-Always.

• Asks for my opinion frequently.

• Considers my opinions.

• Takes my ideas seriously.

• Allows me to make the final choice.

• Checks with me before making a decision that affects my work.

• Would defend me in a meeting with or without me present.

• Explains goals clearly when giving me a new assignment.

• Welcomes my questions about an on-going assignment.

• Gives me latitude in deciding how to carry out an assignment.

• Praises team members publicly and criticizes them privately.

>>>> Based on a range of 10-50, how do you rate yourself as a leader?

Score of 10-20 = A train wreck is coming. Find another team.

Score of 20-30 = You're working for a boss, not serving a leader.

Score of 35-45 = Your leader is in the top twenty percent of all leaders. Stay close.

Score of 45-50 = Every team needs a leader like yours. You’re living the dream!

Leaders, how would your team rate you? If you’re mature enough, give them the opportunity to take the survey anonymously and know for sure! It takes more than a title and position to be a leader. Would your team follow you without them? Would your team follow you if you weren’t signing their checks or providing some kind of emotional support?

"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”
—Jack Welch
[Jack Welch was considered one of the greatest business leaders during his tenure at General Electric.]

"Winning consistently often requires an attitude adjustment before you see a change in your circumstances and results.

You can develop new skills to meet new challenges, create new methods, and find additional resources. But without getting a new grip on your attitude, you seldom win. This is what separates losers from winners."
—Coach David Robinson

"Persuasion is the ability to win people over to your ideas and leadership without using pressure or threats. All great leaders use relational equity and emotionally intelligent persuasion ... Much of your success as a leader depends on how well your ideas are understood, accepted, and executed."
—Coach Dave Robinson

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“Great leadership, without making the emotional connection, is an oxymoron.”
When Napoleon was a young officer at the siege of Toulon, he established an artillery battery in an extremely exposed and dangerous location. His supervisors were convinced he would never get troops to man it. But instead of ordering or threatening his soldiers, he created a large sign and placed it next to the cannons: “The Battery of Men without fear.” The position was manned day and night.

Persuasion is the ability to win people over to your ideas and leadership without using pressure or threats. All great leaders use relational equity and emotionally intelligent persuasion. The emphasis is on building relationships through encouraging and non-threatening communication. It’s never about high-level pressure as when trying to defeat opposition. But it’s an emotionally mature process that builds confidence and trust.

Much of your success as a leader depends on how well your ideas are understood, accepted, and executed. As a leader, you must constantly promote your vision to your team, stakeholders, and potential partners. During this communication, you must be aware of your E.Q., your emotions, needs and communication impulses. Without this awareness, you have little chance of seeing and understanding their feelings and presenting a message that is both mentally compelling and emotionally persuasive.
Here is a four-step persuasion process that will help you win people over mentally and emotionally:

First: Deal honestly with current reality. Don’t spin it. Develop a clear and compelling vision. Understand the emotional and political components of those you’re trying to persuade. Know, understand, and accept your personal persuasion style. Confirm your level of passion for your vision. How far are you willing to go in order to succeed? What price are you willing to pay?

Second: You must get over these five hurdles:
• Negative Relationships.
• Poor Credibility.
• Communication Failures.
• Contrary Opinions.
• Conflicting Interests.
Any one of these can sink your efforts.

Third: Make your appeal. Present your proposal using solid evidence, emotionally persuasive arguments, and clear evidence of your personal passion to win.

Fourth: Seal the commitment by encouraging questions. Look and listen with your head and heart for objections. Answer them fully. Deal with negative passions and politics in a positive manner. Finally, ask for the commitment. If you don’t get consensus, go back to step one.

If you want organizational momentum, your decision-makers must be passionately on board. If you want your vision to happen, you must remain an active and energetic advocate. If anyone wants to win more than you, they ought to be leading, not you. Like any powerful force, persuasion skills can be used for good or bad purposes. Persuasion can turn to manipulation in a hurry when motives go awry, and emotions go unchecked. If you're leading and the team is not energized and emotionally connected to the vision, don't blame them. Look in the mirror.

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No matter how great the individual passion for the task, without singleness of vision by the team, the dream never happens.

Seminars and workshops are one-time events providing a lot of good information.

Bosses tell people what to do with that information.

Managers try to get people to work together around that information.

Great leaders coach their team to victory through strong relationships based on the best information.

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