Christian Leadership Alliance
Your job is a temporary position. God’s view of history spans hundreds of generations across all of history. If your vision requires you as the leader to achieve the vision, your vision is too small. In the grand tapestry of God’s design, your role occupies a fleeting moment. His plan uses even the greatest leaders, … Continue reading Passing the Torch
You own a piece of land and intend to build a home. Will you do it by reading and conforming to the natural flow of the land? Or will you force the land to bend to your design? If it is the former, you nestle the building within the land’s contours, disturbing it minimally. You … Continue reading Building for Succession
Here are some of the many ways successions may begin. “I want to retire by year’s end.” “Our first succession attempt failed.” “Our organization might be acquired. If so, I will step down.” “We’ve got to develop and strengthen the board before I consider moving on!” “I will work until I die. They’ll have to … Continue reading Four Years Remain
Where were you during the initial COVID shutdown? I was on an Idaho mountaintop – three months of porch-sitting, ruminating, pacing, long-distance cycling, praying, thinking, writing, conversing and testing. This season gave me time to explore my yearning to serve leaders moving into their Third Turns so that strong succession, meaningful legacy, and future value … Continue reading A Vision for Third Turn Leaders
