Leaders risk reputation in order to make progress. Business people risk dollars in order to make a profit. Life and work are full of risk, and leadership requires working with risk. And, overly avoiding risk can mean abdicating the very responsibilities we have been given as leaders.

We are excited and grateful to announce that Andrew Beach has joined The Center - Memphis as Director of Life Planning and Retirement Coaching! Andrew is passionate about helping people in or approaching retirement live out the Great Commission. To this end, he created a curriculum called Encore Initiative to help people establish alignment, confidence, and traction as people approach and enter the transition to retirement.

What are you building? How long will it last? Watch as Howard Graham illuminates how to build relationships and organizations that stand the test of time.

We spend so much of life trying to build something. We work to build lives, legacies, products, services, teams, houses, families, businesses, organizations, communities, cities, relationships, and kingdoms. When it comes to building something, we must take ownership and responsibility for what we have been given, but if we hold our ownership and authority too tightly, we can severely limit what we are trying to build.

Watch as Hamp Holcomb, who serves as an Executive and Financial Advisor with Strategic Financial Parters, explains the many changes in his career. These changes have caused him to be a catalyst for great changes in the lives of others.

The benefits of having a strong brand are tremendous. Strong brands charge premium pricing. They thrive during economic downturns. They attract valuable employees, business partners and customers. Every company, product, city and person can reap these benefits when they focus on uncovering, building and expanding their brands.

Watch as Willie Baldwin and Andy Kizzee explain how God changed their lives to change the lives of others. See how God has changed these two extraordinary difference makers, and how that plays out differently for each of them as they love and serve the people of our city.

We all have to make complex decisions that involve our safety, even little decisions like where we pump our gas or shop for groceries. Listen as Howard and Carter discuss how God's word informs our decisions about safety.

Many of us either feel unsafe or are actively caring for people who feel unsafe. Watch as Howard explains how to make the right decisions in complicated scenarios while keeping Christ at the center of your life.