Leslie N. Pollard
Leslie N. Pollard, PhD, DMin, MBA, is vice-chancellor of Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States, and executive director of the Institute for Leadership Development.
Articles by Leslie N. Pollard
Eschatology spells victory1
October 2018
Our home in Alabama sits near a nature reserve, an area of wilderness or swamp that, because it is the habitat of some endangered animal or plant species, the government believes should be preserved.
One sunny Sunday morning I decided…
Forward and Upward
May 1929
Training Leaders
By C.B. Haynes
There was a time when Jesus was in need of helpers, and it is interesting to note how He obtained them. He went in search of them, He found them, He…
Union President Finds Evangelism Thrilling
May 1966
WHAT does one do when confronted with the task of warning 11 million people, 90 per cent non-Christian, with only ten ministerial workers and 800 church members? This is the situation here in Ceylon. However, there are some advantages we…
Effective Advertising
May 1966
THE shortest and most obvious definition of effective advertising is "advertising that brings results." The effectiveness of our campaign advertising is to be judged ultimately by what it achieves. To broaden this definition for the…
"A Fellowship of Suffering"
May 1966
A FELLOWSHIP of suffering not granted to all," was how a missionary colleague recently described the tragic attack that cost the life of Medical Missionary Brian Dunn just before Christmas, 1965, in the Solomon Islands.
Mrs. Val…
Preach with power
March 1994
How can you unleash more impact, more punch, more potency in your preaching? I invite you to consider three questions: 1. What is persuasive preaching? 2. What is a sermon? 3. How can I make my preaching a persuasive…
Ministerial evaluation: pitfalls and opportunities
August 1996
Evaluation is the process of judging the worth and value of a worker's performance through precise, appropriate, viable, and essential information. For years now the process has been applied in business, industry,…
Saga and song
May 1995
When Christians discuss African-American preaching (ie., Black preaching), stylistic features generally are in the forefront. Asked to describe African- American preaching in my homiletics class, those favorably disposed would use words like…
The Joseph factor
November 2008
Every age has had its own approach to the study and practice of leadership. For us as Christian leaders, our approach should begin with the Bible. The Word of God has more to offer on the subject of leadership than…