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Shared vision

Creating 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…

Leadership and Compassionate action align

Nonprofit 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,…

Winter Term 2025

Outcomes 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…

Resolutions or Promises for you in 2025?

Resolutions 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…

Christian Leadership Alliance

Every Christian Leader Thriving

Christ-like Character and Competency Produce Thriving In October 2019, the Christian Leadership Alliance board discerned God moving, and a new vision statement for the Alliance was born: Every Christian leader thriving. After fully adopting that vision statement, it became highly relevant in March 2020 when God provided a remarkable way to unite and equip leaders amid…

Christian Leadership Alliance

Creating and Leading a Christian NPO

A Guide for Starting Your NPO Starting a Christian non-profit organization (NPO) is a profound way to serve God and your community. Christian NPOs embody Christ’s teachings by addressing societal needs, spreading hope, and uplifting the underserved. These organizations serve as vessels to please God by caring for His creation, echoing Jesus’ mission to serve…

Alec Hill top 10 books 2024

My Top Ten Books of 2024 By Alec Hill

Books Worthy of Recommendation Reading books is vital for leaders. It provides wisdom, sharpens judgment, bolsters public speaking, and connects us with others.  “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” ~ Harry Truman Here is my top 10 best book list for 2024. I encourage you to keep on reading! (1) Veritas:…

Kingdom - Centric

Church-Centric to Kingdom-Centric By Reggie McNeal

Understanding the Move from Church-Centric to Kingdom-Centric A church-centric understanding of the church’s mission has blinded us to God’s mission, which he has been pursuing since the Garden. A church-centric orientation assumes that God is primarily concerned with looking after the church and how it gets along, shrinkwrapping God’s mission down to church size. What…

facing the storm

Leading In The Storm by Andrea Leigh Capuyan

A Steward in the Storm Storms, conflicts, or challenges leaders face at work or in ministry offer personal transformation opportunities. Hard times allow good leaders to learn, grow, and improve—to lead others better and serve more faithfully. Plus, the difficulties we face as we lead will change us if we let them. The storm is…

Focus

The Challenge for Leaders to Focus By Andrea Leigh Capuyan

Are you able to focus on the here and now? It can be challenging for leaders to focus on the here and now. Projecting vision and evaluating future opportunities are critical skills for effective leadership. Yet, always looking ahead can be dangerous because we can uncouple from our current reality. Fearlessly pursuing something emerging on…

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