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Your Leadership Gift
Your leadership gift to the world is multiplied when you give freely what has been given to you. With Christian Leadership Alliance’s new mentoring network you can profoundly impact the life and trajectory of another Christian leader. CLA’s mission is to equip and unite leaders who will transform the world for Christ. This new learning…
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The Mentoring Impact on Ministry
By Dr. Liz Selzer Mentoring is a powerful tool for developing your staff and, ultimately, your ministry. This is especially true when jobs are tight and people are being asked to take on more tasks and step into more roles. The organizations I have worked with on mentoring have seen dramatic improvements in their workforce,…
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How to Sabotage Mentoring by Being a "Good Role Model"
When I say I struggled to get up this week, struggled to open my Bible, I want her to say, “You know what, sometimes I do too.” I don’t want a perfect woman who always says, “Well, you should have done this.” I want someone completely transparent who can say, “I didn’t either—life is messed…
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How to Sabotage Mentoring by Being a "Good Role Model"
When I say I struggled to get up this week, struggled to open my Bible, I want her to say, “You know what, sometimes I do too.” I don’t want a perfect woman who always says, “Well, you should have done this.” I want someone completely transparent who can say, “I didn’t either—life is messed…
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The Power of Prayer in Kingdom Fundraising
By Jim Loscheider Years ago, one of my mentors shared a powerful concept that resonates with me to this day. He said, “the glory of God is our highest priority and prayer is our first work.” Of course! Everyone who’s been transformed by Christ will eventually discover that God owns it all, and we are simply…
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Defining Christian Excellence
By Ted W. Engstrom & Ed Dayton Excellence is a Measure Excellence demands definition. One of the trite replies of our day, when asked how we like something or how well something is going is “Compared to what?” But excellence is like that. It assumes a standard. And conversely, excellence assumes inferiority. It assumes there’s…
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Fighting The Need to Increase
By Dr. R. Scott Rodin When John the Baptist saw Jesus walking in his presence, he made the declaration, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Most Christian leaders would say that in their hearts they would wish that Jesus would increase and they would decrease. But it is hard to decrease in a leadership…
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What A Ministry Must Know About Brand Management
By Shannon Litton Mission-minded ministry leaders often overlook the important job of building a sustainable and effective brand. Ministries must not underestimate the important role brand management plays in engaging and sustaining relationships with those who make their work possible. Your audience today requires authenticity. The shiny, perfectly packaged messages of yesterday are no longer…
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Lessons for Leaders: The Heart
By Wayne Pederson In our capitalistic society, much of one’s success or notoriety is based on performance. If we do well, if we are successful, we are esteemed and valued. Even in the church, maybe especially in the church, our worth is often measured by performance. How many attended? How big is your budget? How many…