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4 Strategies to Cope with Conflict By Marilyn L. Donnellan
How to Change a Culture of Conflict Conflict has become the acceptable norm in our lives, not just in the Middle East but also in our personal lives, churches, and businesses. Regardless of where the conflict is coming from, four strategies will help you cope. #1: Discover the Source of the Conflict Where is it…
The Power of Organizational Alignment By Elaine Welcome
Organizational Alignment Drives Success A vital factor in achieving organizational alignment is ensuring that individual employee and leadership goals align with the overall organizational goals. This alignment serves as a critical driver for success. Let’s explore the significance and benefits of goal alignment to drive organizational success. Organizations can create a harmonious and motivated workforce…
Discover How to Sharpen Your Aim! By W. Scott Brown
Come and Experience AIM: Alliance Insights Modules Christian Leadership Alliance introduces NEW self-paced courses called AIM: Alliance Insights Modules. These dynamic digital modules will equip you and your team in critical areas of Christian nonprofit leadership, from donor development to caring for employees, to stewarding your soul as a leader, and so much more! This…
Culture Care: Possible or Impossible? By Jon Lewis
A Steward Leader’s Call for Culture Care The moment came toward the end of my seminar with fifty-five African men and women involved in ministry in Kinshasa, DRC. The subject was Creation Care, and I was delighted to see how the topic was inspiring new thoughts and convictions on the part of my participants. It…
Five Culture Tips By Richard Todd
Five Culture Tips to Christian Leaders and Their Organizations I love to ask organization leaders about their company culture. Invariably, the more successful the organization is, the more they are focused on their culture. For those that haven’t developed a strategy for their culture, the excuses are numerous: “We’re too small to care about culture,”…
Stewards of Succession Planning By Dr. Al Hearne II
The Steward Leader and Succession Planning Working with people at any level constantly challenges any leader; it involves thoughts, feelings, emotions, and expectations. Leaders strive for clear communication, yet how often do misunderstandings take place? Working with people and developing them for duties and responsibilities at a higher level is even more messy. I believe…
Countdown to the Global Digital Experience 2023
Outcomes Conference Global Digital Experience is Coming Soon! In less than 30 days, Christian Leadership Alliance will launch the Fourth Annual Outcomes Conference Global Digital Experience. The event will be available to all attendees from September 1 – October 31, 2023—the Alliance theme for 2023, ENTRUSTED, continues with this Fall event. Responding to what God made possible…
Summer Books For a Leader Like You!
Summer Books To Inspire Your Leadership Journey Summer books are a great way to sharpen and expand your thinking. W. Scott Brown, Vice President of Learning Experience and Resources for Christian Leadership Alliance, has curated s list of books perfect for summer reading! He has also added helpful overviews and a few podcasts by some…
Praise for the Incrementalist By Alec Hill
An Incementalist Resists the Temptation of Quick Fixes Labeling a leader an “incrementalist” is generally not a compliment. It connotes a lack of vision, tentativeness, and ineffectiveness in common parlance. Instead, American culture lauds those who advocate “big bang solutions” and “transformational change.” Who doesn’t want to be seen as a world-changing buccaneer who breaks…
Serving in a Faith-Based Nonprofit
The Call to Faith-based Nonprofit Service A faith-based nonprofit is an organization whose values are based on faith and beliefs. The activities of these organizations are rooted in faith. And most often, that draws their leaders, staff, or volunteers to it. Individuals in faith-based nonprofits have a sense of calling and a desire to serve the mission within…