Leadership is not just about what we accomplish—it’s about the impact we leave in the lives of others.

At Ripple of Faith Leadership, we bring together decades of experience in business, leadership, and ministry to help individuals and organizations lead with clarity, purpose, and an outward focus.

We believe every interaction creates a ripple. The question is whether that ripple brings life, or leaves a wake.

Through keynote speaking, leadership development, and practical teaching, we equip leaders to:

• Shift from inward to outward focus

• Build clarity, competency, and purpose within their teams

• Communicate in ways that truly connect

• Create environments where people thrive

Because leadership is not measured by position… It is measured by the ripple it leaves behind.

David talks about writing, “The Ripple of Faith”: If you do an internet search, you’ll find countless references to the “Ripple Effect.” When I began thinking about the title for this book, I knew I wanted to tap into that idea. As a culture, we talk often about how what we do - our decisions, our words, our posture - ripples outward and impacts far more people than we may ever know or meet personally.

Over the years, I’ve come to believe this simple truth: the strength of the ripple is determined by the direction of our focus.

Let me show you what I mean. Imagine ten people standing together, holding hands in a circle. This circle represents how most of us naturally come to life - and honestly, how we often come to our relationships and even our faith. We’re facing inward. Our focus is inward. And because of that, we tend to see and respond to everything from that inward position.

It’s from this focus that we see:

• Our responsibilities

• Our pressures

• Our risks

• Our investments

• Our families

• Our expectations

• Our relationships and our faith

And when something feels uncertain, when change feels uncomfortable, or when circumstances don’t land the way we hoped, our first thought - often without even realizing it - is, How does this affect me?

There’s nothing inherently wrong with that. There’s no evil intent in it. It’s basic human nature. It’s instinct. But when our focus stays there - when it remains inward - our responses, our tone, our assumptions, and even our prayers begin to revolve around “me.” We get stuck on what I like to call the “Me Mountain”. And when that happens, the ripple gets smaller.

Now let’s imagine something different. Keeping the same circle, let’s turn our backs to one another and interlock our elbows. Take a moment and notice what’s changed.

You didn’t leave the circle.

You didn’t lose your place.

You didn’t stop being who you are.

The only thing that changed was your focus. Now, instead of looking inward, we’re looking outward. And with that shift in focus, we begin to see beyond ourselves. We start to recognize how our actions and reactions, our choices and decisions - our ripple - impact those in its wake.

At the same time, we begin to see others differently. We notice their hurt, their needs, and how their ripple affects us and those around them. We begin to understand how our ripples can either help or harm, strengthen or hinder one another. And here’s the key thought: A ripple can only move outward if our focus does.

Your ripple.

My ripple.

Any ripple.

When our focus shifts outward, something powerful happens. We don’t stop caring about our own responsibilities or needs - but we begin to carry them with greater awareness. We listen longer. We assume less. We respond with more grace. And the question quietly changes. Instead of asking, “How does this affect me?”

We begin to ask, “How does this affect us?” This isn’t just a life principle. It’s a faith principle. Scripture calls us to value others above ourselves - not because we don’t matter, but because love requires vision beyond our own position.

Philippians 2:3 (ERV) “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.”

Faith doesn’t eliminate disagreement or magically remove tension. Instead, it transforms how we hold those things. When our focus is outward, we stop asking, “Who’s right?” and start asking, “How do I love well here?” And when that happens, the ripple becomes life-giving rather than a damaging wake.

As you read this book and move through these sermons, my prayer is that you would seek God’s leading - asking Him to realign your focus individually and collectively: as coworkers, as mothers and fathers, as sons and daughters, as sisters and brothers, as women and men, as followers of Christ. So that whatever ripple flows from us reflects the wisdom, humility, unity, and love of Jesus.

“Lord, show me where my focus has turned inward. Help me see the people my ripple touches, and align my heart so the ripple I send out reflects You.” Amen.