Building Leadership Character

Gordon Thiessen is a publisher, author, photographer and speaker. He has published more than one hundred books on sports and competition. He is the author of Cross Training Manual, Headline Sports Devotions, Beyond the Headlines and two new books Lessons from Nebraska Football and Peak Performance. He serves with the Nebraska Fellowship of Christian Athletes as the Director of Training and Resources. Rod Handley is the former Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). He is currently the Founder and President of Character That Counts, a ministry founded in July 2000. He is a popular retreat and banquet speaker. Rod has published nineteen books, including, Character That Counts: Who's Counting Yours? which details how to begin the process of being accountable to one another. Rod and his wife Janna live in Lee's Summit, MO, and they have four children. Josh Thiessen is a graduate of The Master's Seminary. From 2007-2009 Josh served as a pastoral assistant at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, CA while finishing his M.Div and Th.M. Currently he serves as the pastor at Providence Bible Church in Omaha.