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Retirement Announcement

July 29, 2019 by DeForest Soaries in Ministry

Today I announced my plan to retire from my position as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. Our church has been engaged in church-wide succession planning for the past two years. We surveyed all church leaders to determine how long they had been serving in their various positions. We all also ascertained how […]

How to Become a (Paid) Corporate Director

July 15, 2019 by DeForest Soaries in Corporate Boards

Secrets From Inside The Boardroom How to Become a Corporate Director is an online course specifically designed to train future corporate members. It is Dr. Soaries’ belief that Corporate America is seeking a diverse group of individuals in the boardroom. Through this course, he will teach individuals how to become candidates and how to position […]

Corporate Board Opportunities: A New Field of Service

September 4, 2018 by DeForest Soaries in Corporate Boards

I was invited to serve on the board of directors of a small, community bank twenty-five years ago. The bank was located around the corner from my church. Although I had no experience in banking, I felt this opportunity would put me in a position to help my church members and community residents develop a […]

Ignite dfree® Living: Draw Others to the Movement

April 30, 2018 by DeForest Soaries in Financial Wellness

Once, a young lady in Ghana was so passionate about her dfree® journey that she gave her copy of Say Yes to No Debt: 12 Steps to Financial Freedom to a friend of hers. A year later, she found out that the friend had taken the book and started a dfree® club in Accra, where […]

The Joy of Financial Discipline: Giving Back

April 2, 2018 by DeForest Soaries in Financial Wellness

Many years ago, during travel to Jamaica, I stayed in the home of a gentleman who was 65 years old. This man’s major focus at the time was saving coins to give to his child to buy a mule. His son needed $175 in Jamaican dollars to buy a mule to expand his $700 annual […]