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New Leadership Books by Outcomes Conference 2025 Presenters 1. The Rise of Sustainable Giving: How the subscription economy is transforming recurring giving and what nonprofits can do to benefit. By Dave Raley (Imago Productions, Feb. 4, 2025) Book Overview Dave Raley will serve as faculty at The Outcomes Conference 2025. 2. Marketing with Fervor: A proven three-question framework … Continue reading Books for Spring 2025
Matthew 6:33 calls us to “seek first his kingdom and his righteousness.” For Christian nonprofit leaders, this is both an anchor and a challenge. Disciplined innovation offers a way to align creativity and problem-solving with God’s call to steward resources wisely and advance his mission. Dispelling the Myths of Innovation Too often, innovation is misunderstood … Continue reading Disciplined Innovation
As I stared at my screen, dread settled in. How could this have happened? What did this mean for my research? Throughout my doctoral program, I had sought to answer one question: “What leadership competencies do middle managers need to perform as middle leaders?” The dilemma I faced that Sunday afternoon was that my initial … Continue reading Middle Manager to Middle Leader
Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Dr. Arthur L. Satterwhite III, Vice President of Diversity, Belonging & Strategy for Young Life. Young Life is a Christian ministry that reaches out to middle school, high school, and college students in all 50 of the United States and in more than 100 countries … Continue reading Can You RELATE?
Truth doesn’t change, but its critics do. Our culture is composed of various generations that are asking very different questions as they try to find meaning and purpose in the world. As Christians, we have God-given commissions and mandates in Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8 and elsewhere to directly interact with culture and influence … Continue reading Influencing Generations for Jesus
When I walked into the staff debrief of my organization’s international convention, the phrase “best event ever!” was top of mind. I soon learned no one was echoing that refrain. Everyone was frustrated. Younger team members felt the older ones hadn’t appreciated or valued their input. Senior members felt disrespected and disregarded by those younger … Continue reading Everyone’s a Mentor!
BOOKS and MORE! 1. Transforming Friendship: Investing in the next generation, lessons from John Stott & others By John Wyatt (IVP, Jan. 16, 2024) Book Overview 2. Are you Coachable? The science of a growth mindset. By Dr. Chuck Coker (HAWKEYE.PRO, LLC, Aug. 29, 2024) Book Overview Dr. Chuck Coker will serve as faculty at … Continue reading Books for Winter 2024
Skim the cover stories of Harvard Business Review or Forbes magazine and you’ll quickly find a plethora of articles devoted to the importance of workplace culture and why you as the leader need to be attending to it. The culture of your organization matters. Culture has become the corporate buzzword of the day, and for … Continue reading Culture Building
Jake works hard. He desires to do well; and he wonders if there is something wrong with him. He rarely stays at a job for more than a year and frets about a resume which reveals an unwillingness to stay the long-haul. Jake is Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012). It is the one-click, … Continue reading Mentoring Matters for Your Ministry
Did you know Servant Followership is just as needed and as noble as Servant Leadership? Followership is one of the best teaching roles for any leader… A former doctoral student of mine, now a colleague, and I used to have in-depth conversations about servanthood. Bob (Dr. Cruz) and I would talk about how being a … Continue reading Servant Followership
