Join The Journey to Thriving By Tami Heim

​A Journey to Thriving and Your Invitation

​I delight in sharing the Christian Leadership Alliance’s journey to understanding thriving and extending an invitation for you to join us.

Today, we recognize that technology empowers Christian leaders to convene, collaborate, and grow in community, regardless of their assignments’ locations. The possibilities continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Yet, for Christian Leadership Alliance, it was in 2020, amid a global pandemic, that we witnessed a foretaste of technology’s power and potential.

A Swell of Momentum 

During the Fall of 2019, Christian Leadership Alliance experienced a swell of momentum across the ministry. By the fall Alliance board retreat, we were ready to make significant decisions about the future. We planned to develop a new tech stack to enable us to reach and equip leaders worldwide by 2025.

Another board agenda item was revisiting our vision statement. Dr. John Reynolds, president of Los Angeles Pacific University and former chair of the Alliance board, guided this vision session. His masterful facilitation led to the development of a new vision statement for the Alliance.

It took only a few hours. The entire board found the speed of our alignment noteworthy. At the time, our board chair, Mark Tjernagel, wisely asked us to pray over the new vision statement and wait to ratify it at our upcoming January meeting.

Thriving in all Seasons

In January 2020, the board unanimously approved the new Christian Leadership Alliance vision statement: “Every Christian leader thriving.”

We saw a strong connection between this new vision and the promise in the first psalm.

“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law, day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither-whatever they do prospers.” 

Psalm 1:1-3

Yet, we did not fully understand the depth of the transformation that was to come at that point. We could not comprehend its impact on the Christian journey to thriving.

Worldwide Disruption

In mid-March 2020, COVID-19 transformed the annual Outcomes Conference. Weeks before our Dallas event, the governor of Texas ordered a statewide discontinuation of such gatherings. In that stunning moment, we could only trust God with what would come next.

Within hours of that news, we were overwhelmed and amazed by the unexpected gift of a digital event platform. There was a lot of work to prepare, but we were all in to take the following steps. This unique opportunity inspired 200 Alliance leaders to adapt their traditional conference presentations for this new digital platform.

Those planning to attend the live event, sponsors, and exhibitors also embraced the change. They committed to being part of something completely new in a time when everything seemed unknown.

Appropriately, the conference theme was “Transform.” The conference Scripture was Romans,

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing, and perfect will.”

​Romans 12:1-2

All we knew was to seek God and trust him to order every step. We were the first digital conference to release in 2020. In an unprecedented time, the Alliance community held hands virtually. We stuck together and invested our best in each other, in Jesus’ name.

This digital gift of technology leveraged, expanded, and extended professional leadership development nationwide.

Time to Go Global

Remember, we envisioned equipping leaders globally by 2025. However, God made it extremely clear that he planned for us to move five years ahead of our schedule. He guided our steps. After 30 days of miracle upon miracle, the first Global Digital Experience was planned and ready to go.

Leaders from over 40 countries, representing all seven continents, were engaged. Twenty percent of the international leaders lived in countries such as Yemen, Turkey, Pakistan, and Israel, where Christians represent less than five percent of the total population. Their reports and stories affirmed that this was God’s moment to bring this experience to life.

Between the U.S. digital event and the Global Digital Experience, we had a front-row seat witnessing the state of thriving for Christian leaders during a time of grave uncertainty. The contrast between thriving and not thriving was vivid. We knew the opportunity to fill the gap was urgent. It was a vision God had already entrusted to us.

​Since 2020, it has been an extraordinary blessing to equip and unite over 10,500 leaders through the Outcomes Global Digital Experience.

​More Momentum

​From September1-30, 2025, we will launch the fifth annual Outcomes Conference Global Digital Experience 2025! We have gathered the stellar faculty from the live Outcomes Conference 2025 this past Spring to curate 40 online workshops as well as five multi-session learning experiences. Our keynote presenters from the Spring event will take this digital stage in the Fall! This two-month learning experience will feature over 50 live events, where participants can engage in faculty discussions about their workshops. Each week, special guests from global industries will bring new and inspiring insights. 

This year, the extraordinary training takes place during the Christian Leadership Alliance’s Year of Jubilee, marking 50 years of equipping and uniting leaders to transform the world for Christ. Our vision is to see every Christian thriving as faithful stewards who daily seek God to stay at the center of his perfect will. 

​Come With Us – Your Invitation

The Outcomes Conference Global Digital Experience registration is open through August 22! And if you join us for this event, we will provide you with a special pass to register for the annual Outcomes Conference on April 28-30, 2026, at a $100 discount. This special offer will activate for you from September 1 to 30, 2025.

​CLA members who register for the Outcomes Conference Global Digital Experience by August 22 will receive a $200 discount off the $357 fee, provided they sign in using their member credentials. 

​Because of the generosity of the Alliance Community, individuals serving outside the U.S. must complete the scholarship form to receive entry to the event. 

​Join us as we create spaces and places for nonprofit professionals across all levels and organisations to trade with thought leaders, experts, and seasoned practitioners. The entire community stands ready and willing to invest in each other. We curate resources and experiences that build mission-critical competencies and expand leadership capacity.

As a community, we contribute practical knowledge and focus on the eternal outcome. We wrestle with the day’s issues while considering tomorrow’s opportunities. Whenever we gather, we expect to grow, be challenged, and be sharpened for God’s purpose and glory. We strengthen spiritual foundations with inspiration and application so that when God says go, we go fast.

​Join us on the journey of thriving and transformational growth.

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Tami Heim is the President and CEO of Christian Leadership Alliance. Tami has the joy of stewarding the mission and vision of CLA with a remarkable team and all the inspired leaders of the Alliance community.

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Register Now for the Outcomes Conference Global Digital Experience 2025

Reistraiton is open through August 22 – Don’t delay.

Learn more about the plans we have for you!

If you reside in the United States, you can register below. CLA members must use their member credentials to earn their $200 discount.

If you live outside the United States, please complete the Scholarship form, and you will recieve an immediate notification!

And remember – if you register for this event, you will receive $100 off your Outcomes Conference 2026 registration between September 1-30, 2025.