Christian Leadership Alliance
In 2019, I was reading the ECFA’s Four Challenges for Governance Boards survey results authored by Warren Bird, Ph.D. With a tagline that stated, “Many Boards Unprepared for the Future,” I read the synopsis with interest. From a survey of 1,662 CEOs, board chairs, and board members of ECFA-accredited ministries, challenge number one was CEO … Continue reading Challenge Number One: Your CEO Succession
At Los Angeles Pacific University, we believe that diversity is an expression of God’s image, love, and boundless creativity. When we embarked on writing this column, we began to wonder, “how exactly are we leading a diverse and inclusive organization?” We offer a training program, Leading the Diverse and Inclusive Organization, specifically designed to teach … Continue reading Shifting the Paradigm
So where do visions come from for a business or ministry? Visions don’t come from committees, they come to individuals as part of their calling. Since God is our creator he loves to “recreate” through those whose hearts are seeking answers. Some come as dreams, or a profound thought and often as a solution to … Continue reading What Visionary Leaders See
Thriving — flourishing, prospering, and growing vigorously. That definition of thriving is exciting! Isn’t that what we all want to be doing? We all have a mission, a purpose created for us. “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Eph. … Continue reading Sparks of Purpose
The sounds are deafening. New message alerts combined with colleagues (or kids) talking outside your door make it difficult to focus. You open Facebook and your feed screams contrary messages, while clients keep calling to demand your response to the latest social issues. We struggle to hear ourselves think, and we wonder if we are … Continue reading Narrow Your Focus
The board of directors of any nonprofit organization has a unique role in ensuring good stewardship of money and other organizational resources. To illustrate, let’s explore a not-so-fictional case study. Imagine we are watching a video clip on a church website. In the video, the treasurer explains in detail the importance of stewardship, and shares … Continue reading Measuring Kingdom Impact
Humans have innovated since God asked us to subdue the earth in Gen. 1:28. Cain and Abel perhaps used Neolithic tools for farming and herding. From Gen. 4:21-22, we know that technology progressed as Tubal-Cain forged implements of copper and iron. Technology impacts the jobs we do, the nature of our work, our identities within … Continue reading All Aboard the Technology Train
Is it possible to over quote Stephen Covey’s seminal book, The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People? Since it was first published in 1989 (the year I graduated from college), I have held in high regard Covey’s “Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind.” A clear and concise vision for the future is not … Continue reading Envisioning the Future
Humanitarian organizations would like nothing more than to put ourselves out of business. If we could permanently wipe all poverty, injustice and human suffering from the face of the earth, we would celebrate that achievement and proudly close up shop. What’s more likely to happen is our supporter base will fail to grow, our donors … Continue reading Embracing Innovation
The ultimate equipper of his team was Jesus! Equipping is the major thing that jumps off the pages of Jesus’ story from the Bible, and from writers who help us use his example in our lives and work. Other than, “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed” (Luke 5:16), what we often read are … Continue reading Guiding, Supporting and Coaching
