Gender

Male

Location

Crieff

Birthday:

November 6

Way Corp group(s) I was in

8th Way Corps

Where I live

Scotland

Married or Single

Married

About Me

Since graduating the highlights of my life have been my ordination in '82, marrying the greatest woman in the world (previously Teresa Linnemann) in '84, the birth of our Sophie in '85 and the birth of Lauren in '86. Our move to Scotland in '87. Since then the highlights are too numerous to mention. Being baptized in the Jordan last year was pretty special and my daughters wedding two weeks ago was just too much. I have been involved in the things of God since leaving the Way Corps but these last ten years I have found a depth of relationship I never really knew before. I serve locally here in Crieff, teaching, playing music and pastoring around 130 wonderful believers.

My Interests

To please my Heavenly Father. To attempt to follow in the steps of my Saviour. To grow in the things of the spirit by being more aware of His presence. To spend time with God in prayer To spend time with Teresa in prayer I love spending time with Teresa and the girls. Any time spent with them is precious! I love to read usually Christian books or business books. Books that can impact lives. I love playing my guitars of which my McPherson is by far my favourite. I love to lead worship music and I play in a band called "born to worship" and we play all over Scotland. I love golf and play to a handicap of 10 and I have recently has the joy of two hole in ones. (Lucky or what!!) I love helping people especially those who have become lost in life or at least have found their wheels spinning. I love to help couples get back to loving each other

Employment or Career

I have no real qualifications that would impress anyone. I studied Engineering at Stockport University but I am not an engineer, yet God has allowed me to find favour in the eyes of men. I started in sales when no longer having a job in the ministry in 1984 and I became good at what I did. I love meeting people and presenting solutions so sales was perfect for me. I also understood and acted on what we were taught that Leaders are Readers. I began to read and practice my skill and God did the rest. I have had the joy of building businesses with others since 1984 and have been on the Executive team of 4 companies who all grew from small concerns to valuable enterprises which eventually sold for over $300m each. Doing this while still maintaining my integrity and my Christian faith and attempting to balance my home life has been an incredible challenge. I now run my own consultancy practice called CAPSIUM (Creating a Passion Starts In Understanding Me) . Who we are is so much more important than what we do. God made us human beings not human doings. Who you are reflects the nature of what is inside you. If Christ is "in" and that is what you nurture then Christ is what will be seen on the outside in everything you do. As leaders we must set up the atmosphere in our enterprises so that we can nurture the nature of what we are all about. I am developing a Leadership Training company with my new son in law often referred to in his field as the "bird whisperer". We called the company The Way of the Eagle. It is based on principles in the book of Proverbs. We teach such things as vision, being honest regarding where you are and where you want to go in life, releasing your God given "creativity", finding your compass for what you are here on earth to do, keys to working as a team to accomplish outstanding results, the need for patience and persistence and communicating clearly so that the other person understands what you are saying. We do this with the use of a team of 15 wild birds from Bengal eagle owls, falcons, harris hawks and golden eagles. The use of wild birds to demonstrate the leadership principles really helps to solidify the concept in the mind of the students and it is a lot of fun.

Music I Like

I love Sal Arico the man and his music Casting Crowns (great band live -real servant hearts) Bebo Norman (all his albums are great) Steven Curtis Chapman (his music touched me at a time that I needed to hear from God) Hillsong (so many albums) Michael C Smith Phillips Craig & Dean Abundant Life Church music ministry Mercy Me Selah Bob Carlisle

Books I Like

THE BOOK I love is His Word (the greatest book for knowledge, wisdom and understanding) THERE ARE SO BOOKS WHICH ARE A WASTE OF TIME. HERE ARE SOME OF MY GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R Covey (this book changed my business career) Good to Great - Jim Collins (Foundation to any successful business) The Power of a praying wife - Stormie Omartian The Power of a praying husband - Stormie Omartian The Power of the Tongue - Charles Capps (guard your mouth) Accountability - Rob Lebow / Randy Spitzer ( Freedom and responsibility without the control) The Joy of Work - Dennis W Bakke (Do something you love) Principle Centered Leadership - Stephen R Covey The work we were born to do - Nick Williams (Find the work you love and love the work you do) Think & Grow rich - Napoleon Hill Half Time - Bob Burford (Is there life and purpose after 50?) Married to THE BRAND - William McEwan (You determine who you are and what you represent) The Richest Man who ever lived - Steven K Scott (Lessons from Proverbs) How to get what you want and want what you have - John Gray You can negotiate anything - Herb Cohen Leading at a Higher Level- Ken Blanchard (releasing your teams potential) Go put your strengths to work - Marcus Buckingham Execution - Larry Bossidy Getting things done - David Allen Getting everything you can out of all you've got - Jay Abraham Success Built to last - Jerry Porras (Creating a lfe that maters) Beyond Re-engineering - Michael Hammer (Process centered management) Man's search for Meaning - Victor E Frankl Bait of Satan - John Bevere (Becoming free from the trap of offense) Power of Vision - Myles Munroe The Battlefield of the mind - Joyce Meyer The Complete works of E M Bounds on Prayer Winning the war within - Charles Stanley The Magic of Thinking Big - David J Schwartz The Servant - James Hunter His Needs Her Needs - Harley (Awesome book for couples) Forgiveness - R T Kendall (release or become the prisoner) Don't shoot the dog -Karen Pryor (the greatest book on training things) After the affair - Janis Abrahams Springs (Healing the pain and rebuilding the trust) Love is a Decision - Gary Smalley The Language of LOVE - Gary Smalley & John Trent (How to communicate your love) Finding the love of your life - Nick Warren Clark (10 principles to choosing the right partner) Pillow Talk - Karen Scalf Linemen (the intimate marriage from A -Z) Different Children, Different Needs (Charles F Boyd) Understanding the unique personality of your children An Affair - Laurie Hall (helping people to be delivered from pornography) Love Languages - Gary Smalley (understand your partner) Positive Imaging - Norman Vincent Peale (success has to be formed in our mind before it is seen in our lives) All Leadership books by John C Maxwell (too many to mention) SO many, many more. I recommend 50 books to my students as "must reads")

Movies I like

Action movies Comedy Movies Bourne movies Overboard Gladiator Spartacus The Shooter The Notebook Overboard Celtic Cry Facing the Giants Father of the Bride 1 & 2 NEVER HORROR (JUST WONT LET HIM PLAY WITH MY MIND)

Sports Teams I like

EUROPEAN RYDER CUP TEAM (COME ON!)

My Email Address:

donmacmillan@btinternet.com