Forging Vision
Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Dr. John C. Reynolds, President of Los Angeles Pacific University (LAPU) on this edition’s theme of “Vision.”
Continue ReadingChristian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Dr. John C. Reynolds, President of Los Angeles Pacific University (LAPU) on this edition’s theme of “Vision.”
Continue ReadingVision, or vision casting, may be one of the most difficult leadership jobs because it calls on a leader to actually envision the future. But ‘seeing the future’ is not easy. One of the metaphors I have used to describe this leadership task is...
Continue ReadingWhat does David Green and Hobby Lobby have to do with the growth of your ministry? While some people might first think of the Green family as a funding source, there’s an opportunity for deeper instruction from their story.
Continue ReadingA visionary – one who thinks about the future in a creative and imaginative way, is ahead of one’s time, and has a powerful plan for change; often the responsibility of one in leadership. In Scripture that visionary is often referred to as shepherd [...]
Continue ReadingWe desire to show those in Gen Z what an amazing “peer” community they can be a part of, not only in The Salvation Army, but in the community of believers. Peer was launched in January of 2019. Since that launch, we have partnered...
Continue ReadingSome transitions can be planned for, like the retirement of a CEO or the relocation of a nonprofit’s national headquarters. But other transitions crash into us unexpectedly, from our blind side, like a 240-pound linebacker lunging from outside...
Continue ReadingWhether leading a profit or non-profit, an executive's career in the end often unravels what was previously so well-woven. Avoiding disaster is possible when the leader embraces that they have not done this before, that they will do it just once...
Continue ReadingMost successful organizations, whether for profit or nonprofit, operate with a strategic vision. A vision is simply a clear image of what an organization aspires to be or achieve in the future.
Continue ReadingIn my book The Courage Factor, I share a Bible passage that changed my life – the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14: “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants, and entrusted to them his property.
Continue ReadingVisionary leaders don’t see obstacles as problems, but as opportunities that most accountants or legalists can’t envision. Steve Jobs said: “Staying with the vision is hard and why most people quit...
Continue ReadingI’ve been blessed to walk alongside countless organizations as they chart their own path forward and make a difference in the world. Indeed, they’re making an eternal difference. Inevitably that journey raises questions about...
Continue ReadingThe act of following vision is not unlike the act of falling in love. As leaders, we try so hard to manufacture motivation for those we are called to lead. However, in reality, our main job is to simply create the environment and conditions...
Continue ReadingIn this edition, we feature 13 noteworthy books to help grow your vision as a Christian leader. These include the Outcomes Conference book of the year!
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