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Entrusted: To Learn and Grow Online
The Spring Term of the Outcome Academy Online Is Ready for You! The Outcomes Academy Online runs its Credentialed Christian Nonprofit Leadership (CCNL) Program courses four times a year. This spring you can choose from either a required course or an elective that will keep you on track to complete this professional credential. You’ll experience…
A Perspective on the Enneagram By Dr. Mark L. Vincent
The Enneagram-Everywhere Effect Are you tired of the Enneagram-everywhere effect? Cynical about its relevance or accuracy? Think of it as overly complicated. Overtaking the conversations in your social circles? If so, I’m sorry, and I hope this short essay about its practical use prompts you to give it renewed consideration. I frequently use Enneagram insights…
Faith Before Work By Dr. Rob McKenna
The Leap of Faith That Changes Us If faith is that leap to believe something we can’t prove and trust in something beyond ourselves, what are the implications for developing leaders? Our faith is the start and then the work begins. Once we understand where our faith is grounded, all of the working parts of…
3 Obstacles That May Be Holding You Back By Dr. Steve A. Brown
Discover How to Overcome What’s Holding You Back So, what is holding you back? Elite runners regularly ask themselves this question. They watch endless videos to catch any movement that might be slowing them down. They seek out lighter running shoes and even sleep in oxygen tents to gain a tiny edge. When I reflect…
Revisiting Oswald Chambers By Dr. Rob McKenna
My Utmost for His Highest and Oswald Chambers In 1996 my parents, David and Janet McKenna, gave me a copy of My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. If you didn’t know this already, this powerful little devotional book is actually a compilation of many of his talks and writings over his lifetime, and…
How God Shapes a Leader By Dr. Brian S. Simmons
God Shapes Us in the Valleys of Life A few years ago, I remember one particular Bible study meeting when we were discussing the valleys of life and what shapes us. An older gentleman in his mid-eighties who rarely said anything spoke up and said that when he looked back over his life, he realized…
Humility and Leadership By Dr. Kayon Cameron
Humility in Leadership Reflects Christ Humility and leadership are two words that are always congruent when discussed in leadership. The expectation is that a leader should be humble, but one cannot help but wonder if the expectation of humility has changed over time. Not just in the world but also in religious practices? Merriam-Webster defines humility as…