It’s Time to Go and Grow in 2026

Outcomes Academy Winter Term is Where You Will Go and Grow!

A new year always inspires a desire to go and grow! We know this urge to have a great start to a new year is especially true for those with the call of leadership on their lives. At Christian Leadership Alliance, we want to support your journey as a lifelong leader. The Outcomes Academy is center stage at the CLA Center for Online Learning. Here you will find professional development, including 10-week facilitated cohorts, high-impact self-paced courses, and short on-demand content.

Today, we want to share what is coming up in the Outcomes Academy’s winter term and the 10-week cohorts that are foundational for the transformational work of these courses.

Mark Calendars and Take Action

Here are the critical dates you need to keep in mind:

• Registration deadline is on January 12, 2026
• Courses begin on January 19, 2026
• Courses Close on March 30, 2026

All 10-week courses earn 20 points towards the Christian Credential Nonprofit Leader Program!

The Thriving Leader Series

Christian Leaders Alliance is pleased to announce that the member-exclusive Thriving Leader Series is starting again, with the first course in the five-series experience. This timing makes it the perfect time to enroll!

This series is based on our research with Azusa Pacific University that answers the question: What must a Christian leader do to thrive? Each course addresses what matters most, and the outcome is to equip you to become a leader who knows how to seek God’s will in your work. The series guides you in building spiritual disciples and grounding in foundational biblical principles. As the series begins again, it is a perfect time to enroll and start your journey to thriving! Here is what is happening in the first course.

TLS 101 | The Thriving Leader | Spiritual Formation

The first course in The Thriving Leader series focuses on establishing the foundations of spiritual formation and on how these principles and practices influence our thinking, behavior, and development, as well as those of Christians called to serve. It begins with knowing God, understanding self, valuing relationships, embracing resiliency, and building a construct that leads to thriving. 

This course earns 20 Elective Points for the CCNL Program.

Facilitator: Tami Heim, President and CEO of Christian Leadership Alliance

The Credentialed Christian Nonprofit Leader Program

The Credentialed Christian Nonprofit Leader (CCNL) program is exclusive to Christian Leadership Alliance members. The program promotes biblical principles and professional standards in Christian nonprofit organizations. This program exists because Christian nonprofits need leaders with proven expertise and certified excellence in their professional fields.

Those who receive this credential will possess a proven multidisciplinary understanding of nonprofit leadership. Training encompasses all the critical areas of professional practice, including executive leadership, resource development, financial management, tax and legal, board governance, people management and care, marketing and communication, and Internet and technology.

There are three core online courses, and in the Winter Term, we will feature the course on Relationships, CCNL-3.

CCNL3 | Relationship | Connecting Hearts to Ministry Mission

This module provides an executive-level view of creating and building an engaging brand, connecting that brand with various audiences, and inspiring support. Discover how to design your organization’s communications to cultivate supporters, partners, and champions. This course earns 20 Required Points for the CCNL Program. 

This course earns 20 Required Points for the CCNL Program.

Facilitator: Shelley Cochrane, Independent Nonprofit Consultant

Meet The Outcomes Academy Sponsor

Cornerstone was founded in 1991 by a team of professionals to provide an independent, turn-key solution to Christian nonprofit organizations seeking to outsource their asset management and planned gift administration.

Cornerstone’s team of professionals provides comprehensive investment consulting and administrative solutions for Christian nonprofit organizations and individuals in the following areas:

• Endowment Funds
• Charitable Trusts
• Gift Annuity Programs
• Donor Advised Funds
• Other Split Interest Gifts
• Referred Individuals and Families

As a privately held registered investment adviser, Cornerstone can design customized investment solutions to meet its clients’ specific needs. Their commitment to independence allows them the freedom to combine cutting-edge technology with time-honored investment techniques to enhance their clients’ stewardship.

The Cornerstone team has developed unique experience in administering complex split-interest gift arrangements. Combined with our commitment to customer service and attention to detail, this experience allows them to fully support the needs of our clients’ planned giving staff.

If you are not a member of Christian Leadership Alliance, we invite you to become one!

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