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Obedience Leads to Kingdom Outcomes By Patti Garibay
Obedience Always Leads a Christ-follower to Kingdom Outcomes Today’s post on how obedience leads to Kingdom outcomes is by Patti Garibay, the Founder and Executive Director of American Heritage Girls. With over 30 years of youth ministry experience, Patti is known as an advocate for girls and for the importance of their understanding of their…
Read MoreMission Drift By Shawn Manley
It’s Not Mission Drift I’ve served many years in various nonprofit roles, from founder to pastor to board chair. In my decades of training and experience, there is one term that really rankles my feathers: Mission Drift. Mission Drift is often affixed to faith-based organizations. Consultants, speakers and bloggers like to throw around this code…
Read MoreWinning the Power Struggle Way By Lee Ellis
Winning the Leadership Power Struggle the Right Way Of all times, my personal power struggle “spiral” happened near the end of a very meaningful get together with my extended family. Perhaps you have realized it’s when relatives gather that we are the most vulnerable—some of those power struggles can lay dormant for years, just waiting…
Read MoreDoes Your Tagline Work? By Ron Busroe
Here’s what you learn when the tagline works! The Salvation Army tagline, introduced 12 years ago, is packed with meaning. The phrase speaks to our unswerving dedication to serving vulnerable citizens with basic needs and a message of Jesus’ love. Our officers believe they are answers to a prayer — both blessed and a blessing…
Read MoreUnder Development By Alex McElroy
Under Development with the Right Foundation Recently, in my neighborhood, it seems like there is always a new house under development. There are construction vans in the alley behind my house and cranes lifting 2 x 4’s and drywall. Often, I am rerouted while driving because streets have been blocked off because of the construction.…
Read MoreCompassionate Communicators By Dan Kennedy
Compassionate Communicators Engage Becoming compassionate communicators is the number one thing you can do to increase engagement with your audiences — all of them. Compassionate communication works, but you have to work for it. Let’s get practical: building an audience persona Begin with the idea that marketing professionals are audience advocates. It’s our job to…
Read MoreStewarding the Team By Howard Rich
Stewarding a Team Towards God-given Success Stewarding a team well requires great focus. Leaders often act like they have it all together, but as a leader, I have not been feeling particularly successful lately. I have been going through a period of operating in crisis mode and managing schedules rather than leading people. We all…
Read MoreYour Story Matters By Kimberly Holmes Wiggins
Use every opportunity to share your story. We all have a story to be told. Mine changed dramatically on April 16, 2016. You see, I can never get those lights out of head, nor that one sentence: “Ma’am, we hate to inform you that your husband is deceased.” The trooper said it like I had…
Read More10 Mistakes Ministry Leaders Make By Mike Loomis
10 Mistakes Ministry Leaders Make with Their Books Books can make, break, or elevate a brand depending on the amount of mistakes that are made along the way. For a ministry leader, a book is the ultimate business card and a creative way to expand your voice. Since I already know you want to publish a…
Read MoreLiving in a Post-Truth Culture Dr. Kip Warton
The Steward Follower Living in a Post-Truth Culture I’ve lost track of how many worldviews are present in culture today. They have morphed into existence during my journey with Christ that directly or subtly challenge truth established in Scripture. We have moved from the post-Christian to the post-modern to the post-truth culture in recent years.…
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