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Christian leaders have long understood the importance of establishing a vision for the people they steward. Historically, when we examine a leader’s vision, we often focus on the ingenuity of their imagination toward an ideal future, followed by their ability to guide their organization toward the goal accordingly. However, developing an impactful organizational vision means … Continue reading A Vision that Endures
In Christian leadership, our vision is more than just words – it is a divine call that defines our life’s work and mission. For those leading nonprofit organizations, it is essential to develop a board that truly embodies this vision. Doing so is key to achieving operational excellence, deeply engaging the community, and enhancing fundraising … Continue reading The Five W’s of a Visionary Board
In a future world, where uncertainty is a strategic assumption, one factor still stands as the cornerstone of organizational sustainability: the organization’s core identity with the arrowhead of this identity being the organization’s vision. As important as mission, values, and core principles are for clarity of impact, vision is the leading and guiding light. It … Continue reading Vision as Your North Star
I should have seen it coming. After all, communicating persuasively runs through her genes. My husband and I were adamantly opposed to my 16-year-old daughter getting a job – at least during the school year. We were fine with the occasional babysitting gig. What we didn’t want was for her family time/homework availability to be … Continue reading Talk Like a Teenager
Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Santiago “Jimmy” Mellado, President and Chief Executive Officer of Compassion International. Compassion International is a Platinum-level member of Christian Leadership Alliance. Compassion International is a Christian charity dedicated to releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Compassion’s supporters help empower local churches to provide individualized … Continue reading Pursuing God-inspired Vision
Vision is the North Star that motivates people to come alongside and go in a new, ambitious direction. It may be at the highest organization-wide level or for a small team within an organization. Vision can bring sweeping organization transformation or focus on improving a small process that impacts just a handful of people. Many … Continue reading Visionary Leadership
In his book, On Becoming a Leader, Warren Bennis observes: “Leadership is first being, then doing. Everything the leader does reflects what he or she is.” Christian leaders resonate with such logic. We understand that our identity in Christ provides the basis for our work as leaders. Because we are deeply loved by God in … Continue reading The Priority of Character in Leadership
BOOKS OUTCOMES CONFERENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR: 1. Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations: Creating contexts where people flourish By Dr. Justin A. Irving (Baker Academic, Dec. 2023) Book Overview Christian Leadership Alliance has selected Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations by Dr. Justin A. Irving, Duke K. McCall Professor of Christian Leadership at The Southern Baptist Theological … Continue reading Books for Spring 2024
In a world where action comes before thought, it is difficult to be intentional about much of anything. We have become so impatient with thoughtfulness that when we see a post on social media, the pictures fly by so fast that we don’t get a sense for anything of substance. As my team has discussed … Continue reading Building a Platform of Trust
“For just as each of us has one body with many members and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts…” (Rom. 12:4) As a leader one of our primary roles is to … Continue reading Our Greatest Asset
