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Practical Creation Care by Jon Lewis
Stewards of God’s Creation As leaders, we are stewards of God’s creation. We all have a role to play in caring for what he has provided. Small Matters Have you ever been in a hotel where room service keeps replacing the little soap bars and shampoo tubes every day no matter if you’ve used up…
Inspiration for Every Leader by Scott Wennermark
Seven Bible Verses Full Inspiration for Every Leader Every leader experiences highs and lows and needs inspiration. In the lowest of times, distress and depression can threaten to take over, and diminish the “highs” we’ve achieved. As leaders, it’s important to receive encouragement from the greatest leadership text of all time — The Bible. Here…
Over-Communicating Your Vision By Dan Cooper
4 Phases of Over-Communicating Your Vision Have you ever thought, “How can they still not get the vision?” This is not that blog about the fact that you need a one (you do). This is not that blog about how to write one, or that it needs to be significant and compelling (it does). Let’s…
A Life on Loan By Scott Rodin
Are you living like your life is on loan? As stewards, we understand that all of life is on loan, and we respond by living lightly in this world as caretakers of that which is not ours. This results in a life of real freedom to which we respond with joyful obedience. These are the…
5 Tips for Bringing Your Strategic Plan to Life by Tom Okarma
Does your strategic plan give life to your mission? Every nonprofit agency has a strategic plan, somewhere. Maybe in a file cabinet, on a credenza, on its website, but they have one. It’s there, you just have to search it out. The problem is, you’d never know it by the way so many just keep…
Outcomes Conference 2020: Meet Jacinta Tegman
Meet Jacinta Tegman: Outcomes Conference 2020 Keynote Speaker Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Jacinta Tegman, CEO of the Seattle-based CRISTA Ministries. Jacinta will be among the keynote speakers for Christian Leadership Alliance’s Outcomes Conference 2020. They discussed Tegman’s vision for CRISTA, her thoughts on stepping into this new role,…
Pray for People by Dr. Gary G. Hoag
You Unlock Kingdom Outcomes When You Pray for People At the inception of Christian mission, we find a very important insight from Jesus that relates to apostolic ministry in modern times and people. By apostolic, I simply mean work that seeks to take the gospel of Jesus Christ into new territory. He told them, “The…
What Jesus Asks Leaders to Be By Paul Swamidass
Jesus sets clear expectations for leaders. Jesus makes a bold statement in Matthew 23:23-24, “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter,…
When You Love a Prodigal By Judy Douglass
What does it mean to really love a prodigal? Loving a prodigal can be a long and desperate road, filled with fear, worry, anger, and self-recrimination. You wait for the phone call–will it be from jail or the hospital? You plead with your loved one, then threaten him. You search for help. You feel the…
What’s Your Kingdom Orientation By Scott Rodin
The Three-question Challenge Will Reveal Your Kingdom Orientation The story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness contains a stark, jarring dialogue that reveals two different kingdom orientations. We find Jesus and the Devil face to face in verbal combat! If we will consider the content of the exchange through a steward’s lens, we will find…
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