Christian Leadership Alliance
Story is the native language of the next generation. They consume stories on YouTube. They craft stories for social media. The next generation craves stories for the savory tastes of drama and the sweet morsels of redemption. Having survived school shootings and lived through a pandemic with losses and gains, highs and lows, young people … Continue reading Learning to Speak Story
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
We all possess it. The capacity to affect the character, development, thinking, or behavior of another. Our challenge is not whether we influence others, but how. Followers of Christ have a divine responsibility to live in a manner worthy of their calling. We are to live, lead, and love as Jesus did and as the … Continue reading Shepherding Well
Influence is a tricky thing! In today’s world of social media, we all have at least a passing familiarity with the term “influencer.” If you have teenagers, the term may immediately evoke a sense of dread about what role model is impacting the life of your child! Social media trends make obvious how susceptible people … Continue reading Creating a Culture of Worthiness
Early in my leadership journey I thought that knowing the right answer was enough for people to want to follow me. I soon learned that knowing the right answer ended up being only about 10% of the equation. The remaining 90% would require something more. To move people towards a new state, I would need … Continue reading Godly Influence
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Eph. 2:10) What is the story of Christian influence in today’s world? It is the quiet story of Christians doing “good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” This transformational cultural influence reminds … Continue reading Kingdom Influence
Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim, CCNL, recently interviewed Dr. Walter Kim, President of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). Founded in 1942, the mission of the National Association of Evangelicals is to honor God by connecting and representing evangelical Christians. Their vision is a thriving evangelical community equipped to navigate complexity with … Continue reading In Word and Deed
Pause for a few seconds and imagine a workplace culture so amazing that your employees and volunteers come to work each day with their figurative tanks filled to the top with energy, enthusiasm, commitment, and passion for their job. With that level of engagement, what might they accomplish individually and collectively each day for God’s … Continue reading Influencing Employee Engagement
