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7 Christian Workplace Trends in 2025 By Al Lopus
Significant Christian Workplace Trends You Need to Know How can a Christian workplace survive and thrive in an era of increasing secularization and rapid change? As we enter 2025, Christian workplace leaders face an evolving landscape shaped by technological advancements, cultural shifts, and the lingering challenges of an increasingly secularized society. Christian organizations must navigate…
Read MoreThe Seek-First Leader by Wesley K. Willmer
Are you a “Seek-First” leader? Have you ever asked what are the traits of a Matthew 6:33 “…seek first the kingdom of God” leader and the organizations they serve? “SEEK FIRST” is the Christian Leadership Alliance Outcomes Conference 2025 theme, and it seems timely to explore what it means to be a seek-first leader. With…
Read MoreTo Love What You Do By Dr. Mark L. Vincent
Can an executive leader love an organization? Smarmy and pledged affection for spicy chicken sandwiches, toilet paper, or a preferred brand of coffee, which is not the definition of love in this question! Also, not in play is a type of pseudo-love that confuses the self with the object of affection. It is not an…
Read MoreVujà De and You By Ron Haas
Vujà De and that Moment, You Have No Idea About Anything Organizational guru Karl Weick describes Vujà De as the opposite feeling of Déjà vu. Most are familiar with Déjà vu. It is a French term for the intuitive sense you have when you see or experience something familiar—like you’ve already seen or experienced it…
Read MoreCreating a Vision Together By Andrea Leigh Capuyan
The Power of a Shared Vision The new year marks a time for leaders to focus on future vision and further organizational growth. This means we spend time cementing our vision, imagining, and forming plans for the year ahead. It is a cultivating process—tending, pruning, shaping. The best ones are crafted collectively. It is work…
Read MoreNonprofit Leadership and Compassionate Action By Elaine Welcome
Recognizing Compassionate Leadership Jesus emphasized the importance of compassionate action: “For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited me in; I needed clothes, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you looked after me,…
Read MoreOutcomes Academy Winter Term 2025 is Ready for You!
The Winter Term Offers a Strong Start to 2025 Attention, all Christian Leadership Alliance members: your Outcomes Academy WinterTerm 2025 awaits you! There is no better way to start a new year than with a cohort of leaders who are kindred spirits, sharing your passion for stewarding ministry with excellence and doing it from the…
Read MoreResolutions or Promises? By Dr. Bob Snyder
Will It Be New Year Resolutions or Standing on Promises? I used to make New Year’s resolutions, but by mid-January, I would be wallowing in failure. Positive change is good, but it is challenging. I have realized that striving for change in my strength is futile. This year, I made no resolutions. Instead, I choose…
Read MoreMeasuring is a Missional Imperative By Dr. Rob McKenna
The Value of Measuring Trust I was presenting to a group of CEOs on the importance of building trust in our organizations and measuring the extent to which personal, team, and organizational trust is high. At the end of the session, I walked out into the parking lot, and one of the CEOs walked up…
Read MoreMentoring Female Christian Leaders By Al Lopus
Mentoring Lessons and Insights What would it look like if your organization intentionally invested in mentoring women leaders to fulfill their God-given call? For Christian business owners and ministry leaders, building a flourishing culture means tapping into both men’s and women’s unique gifts and leadership potential. In a recent conversation on the Flourishing Culture Leadership…
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