Christian Leadership Alliance
BOOKS 1. Road to Flourishing: Eight keys to boost employee engagement and well-being By Al Lopus (IVP, April 19, 2022) Book Overview OUTCOMES CONFERENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR: Christian Leadership Alliance has selected Road to Flourishing by Al Lopus, Cofounder and CEO, Best Christian Workplaces Institute, as its 2022 Outcomes Conference book of the year. … Continue reading Books for Spring 2022
We all have a claim to being part of a family tree; a heritage that determines our eye color or disposes us to love that special dessert. But, as believers in Jesus Christ, we belong to a much bigger family – we’re brothers and sisters in Christ and we live in fellowship with each other. … Continue reading A Biblical Family Atmosphere
Have you ever gotten lost even though you knew exactly where you were going? Many of us pride ourselves on thinking we can multitask, but for the most part, few of us can. There are some limited situations in which we can do so, but the real problem comes when you try to achieve two … Continue reading Organizational Roadmaps
“Life is physics,” says my husband, the engineer. In his world, every human phenomenon can be explained through physics. After years of rolling my eyes, I realize he’s not wrong. Perhaps that is why the principles of physics are often used to describe the human experience. Consider the physics terms that describe a material’s response … Continue reading Resilience in Reality
Have you ever been around a person who is full of life? They are happy, kind, thoughtful and intentional in relationship with you. You leave an interaction with this person feeling like you just received a pure breath of fresh air. Why? What was different about this encounter than others you had that day? Let’s … Continue reading Getting an Alignment
Today, nonprofit organizations have to try twice as hard to rebuild their communities and create a positive environment where people feel a sense of belonging. Although the world has shifted drastically, the basics are still the same. Christian nonprofit organizations try too hard to have the latest gimmicks to create a community and neglect the … Continue reading My Identity = My Leadership
I could feel myself reddening from my neck to my forehead. My palms were sweating, dampening the paper reports in my lap. I was certain the other educators in the room could sense my discomfort. My mind raced. “I’ve taught and tested every grade from kindergarten to community college. I have graduate degrees. Yet, I … Continue reading Building Communities of Belonging
Recently, Greg McKeown of Stanford University, convincingly re-established the case for essentialism. Essentialism argues that the disciplined pursuit of less will accomplish more. Long before McKeown, Jesus lived out this counterintuitive principle by leading small to accomplish greater influence – greater influence, in fact, than any leader in history. He modeled a leadership that had … Continue reading Increasing Influence by Leading Small
And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them. (Psalm 78:72) David blew it. It sounded like a good idea. How was he to make good strategic plans if he didn’t know how many men he had? Surely all the other kings knew how many men they had, why shouldn’t … Continue reading The Heart and Hands of a Leader
Fear and trepidation roiled within me as I walked into my first offsite leadership meeting. Nine or ten men in their late 30s to mid-50s, in business-casual attire (what did that even mean for women in the middle of the ‘80s?), stood around talking leisurely. I felt so conspicuous: I was 26 years old, the … Continue reading Living as the Beloved
