George Toles is a Seattle legend. NBA public announcer, marketing guru, radio personality, networker extraordinaire, and community leader. George was an NBA public address announcer at about a thousand games – two seasons with the Detroit Pistons and nineteen with the Seattle Sonics. In addition to his sport side announcing, Toles had an outstanding career as a […]
Jesus Values? Are you Kidding?
Are Your Jesus Values Getting Pushed Around? American values, political values, family values, Christian values and cultural values. Values have a push and pull to them. A foggy myriad of values make up the mosaic of our common culture. If we were honest with ourselves, we would admit that we regularly fail to live the values we […]
C3 Leaders National Council Member Tim Jenkins Distinguished Alumnus at UW
Tim Jenkins, C3 Leaders member Selected as 2016 University of Washington Economics Distinguished Alumnus Tim Jenkins is a leader who often works against the grain. When Tim finished his MBA at the University of Chicago he was offered jobs on the East Coast and the Mid West but chose to go with his passion, his love […]
C3 Leaders National Council Selected
Recently the Board of Directors of C3 Leaders appointed a National Council to provide a global think tank and resource group for C3 Leaders as we look to the future. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Raymond Bakke, General John Michel, Dave Gibbons, Tim Jenkins, Bob Lonac, Kendra VanderMeulen, Frank Haas, Steve Bell, Jack […]
Ralph Palmen has gone home
As you may know by now, our dear friend Ralph Palmen passed away on May 11, with his family at his bedside. Ralph is our friend, mentor, and example of an outstanding godly life that we would all like to emulate. I have been a recipient of Ralph’s friendship as he encouraged me to lead […]
George Toles honored as the High Ground Award recipient
George Toles 2016 High Ground Award Recipient Bellevue Club, May 25, C3 Leaders Community Leadership Breakfast George Toles is a Seattle legend. NBA public announcer, marketing guru, radio personality, networker extraordinaire, and community leader. The distinguished High Ground Award recognizes a person that takes the “High Ground” and by doing so, encourages others to use their gifts […]
The Blunter Side of Life
But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things.” — Luke 10:41 Imagine a piece of steel five feet long, twelve inches wide, and two inches thick. You are told that you cannot rest until you have driven the object completely into the ground. […]
Had an Epiphany Lately?
Growing up in a less formal, Pentecostal worship environment as a young Christian, I don’t recall the Advent season ever being spoken of as such. I knew nothing about the lighting of Advent candles or that there was any special meaning attached to them during the four Sundays leading up to Christmas and the following […]
Biblical Generosity
. Kendra VanderMuelen, Ralph Palmen High Ground Award Winner 2015 For eight years, I’ve had the privilege of serving givers on behalf of National Christian Foundation (NCF). The mission of NCF is to mobilize resources by inspiring Biblical Generosity. We have been blessed to mobilize over $6B in 33 years due to the generosity of the […]
Soul Calling
Reflections on a journey from power and position to a great purpose.