Oklahoma Capitol Culture

10/06/2025

The Power of Gratitude Cultivating gratitude is essential: "Gratitude is, quite simply, a contempt killer". You cannot have contempt for someone to whom you are grateful.
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10/02/2025

Integrity is one of the most important things we need in leaders today. Explore nine qualities of integrity, characteristics we should admire and aspire to have in When Leaders Matter.

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10/01/2025

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09/24/2025

Everyone’s saying it. Left, Right, and Center. We need more civility in how we talk to each other.

So here’s the real question: what can I do? What can you do?

A simple place to start: the three-step process in When Leaders Matter. Joel W Harder

Is civility possible? Are America’s best days behind us? It is no secret that our politics are in a bad place. People are bitterly divided, angry, and fearful. We seem unable to disagree with one another respectfully. In "When Leaders Matter," Chaplain Joel Harder presents a three-step app...

09/03/2025

Join us at the third annual sporting clay tournament on September 29 at the Cedar Gate! Register 2- or 4-person teams, or join us for lunch. Register today at https://www.capitolculture.com/events/sporting-clay-tournament/

08/01/2024

I'm looking forward to participating at the Disagree Better Summit at the National Memorial Museum in OKC. Register at the link below and join us.

07/09/2024

Sen. Inhofe came to hear me preach at FBCA, soon after I assumed leading the Global Missions work. I shared of our recent work on the island of Dominca and he shared of his work, years before, flying over massive storms to care-flight disaster relief supplies to the island. Our lives took a whole new trajectory after Donelle joined his team. He served Oklahoma, the Senate, the US, and the Harders well. We are grateful and pray the family are comforted by the Lord this week. God is near to the brokenhearted, and draws especially close when we mourn.

04/05/2024

Congratulations to the third graduating class of Oklahoma Legislative Fellows! Thank you, Congresswoman Stephanie Bice for hosting our Graduation and Opportunity Summit at the Oklahoma State Capitol today!

Raising up the next generation of leaders who will champion civility, integrity and servant leadership is our mission and wouldn’t be possible without the leadership of the OLFP Director, Tom Robins, and our board of directors Jason Dunnington, Joel Harder, and Trent Willis.

02/20/2024

"Imagine, my friends, who would happen if we really started taking our needs to God in prayer. God is interested in everyone." Adm. Barry Black at the first Oklahoma Governor's Prayer Breakfast... I'm humbled and amazed each year when we make room to pray, God shows up.

02/07/2024

I have seen what seems impossible; civility, respect, dialogue thru disagreement resulting in bi-partisan solutions that do not compromise integrity nor conviction, when people simply follow the biblical call to pray for leaders. God specializes in the impossible… join Him in what He does best.

The Oklahoma Governor's Prayer Breakfast was inspired by this, and breaks the mold on what a governmental breakfast can be. Three days left to register: www.PrayForOklahoma.com

10/28/2023

Opening summit for the third class of the Oklahoma Legislative Program is underway. Tom Robins