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The Priority of Our Outcomes By Larry Gadbaugh
The Significance of Outcomes As leaders we are judged by our outcomes. Our strategic plans, our metrics, our annual reports, all concentrate our attention on our outcomes. As people of faith, we recognize and embrace our Lord’s measurement: “By their fruits you shall know them.” ~ Matt 7:20 This is why we lead, manage, motivate,…
Put Your Houses in Order By Gary G. Hoag
God Expects our Houses to be in order! God cares that pastors and ministry administrators have their houses in order. How do we know this? Jesus put the temple in order twice. After performing His first miracle at the start of His ministry, we read about the first time in John 2:13-16. When it was…
Happiness and Human Flourishing By Dr. Zenet Maramara
The Search for Happiness and Human Flourishing Throughout history, people and society have pursued happiness and well-being. The worldly (hedonic) definition of happiness consists of enjoying the pleasures of life and adding fun, joy, and excitement to everyday living. People buy and accumulate stuff to make themselves happy. They seek gratification, entertainment, or amusement to…
The Truth About Broken Leaders By Dr. Rob McKenna
Broken Leaders Aren’t Weird, They’re Unveiled If you’re like me, you like your car to be fixed when it gets dented. Few things drive me more crazy than a ding in the side of my truck. Call me materialistic or having OCD for it, but I don’t think I’m the only one who likes their…
Entrusted: Giving Thanks for Those Called to Serve
Thanks to All Who Invest Their Best in Others As we conclude the Outcomes Conference 2023, we give thanks to all those who invested their best for God’s glory and the advancement of his master plan. Collaboration is a core value of the Christian Leadership Alliance and we witnessed it fully expressed through this annual…
Entrusted: Convene and Equip Leaders from Every Nation
An Invitation to Convene and Equip Global Christian Leaders This week over 1,000 Christian leaders are in Chicago to convene and equip at the Outcomes Conference 2023. Not only will they sharpen and be sharpened this week, they will choose to take a stand and pay forward the professional training they are experiencing this week.…
Entrusted: Discipleship and Your Family
AWANA Provides the Discipleship Resources You Need! At the Outcomes Conference today, in Chicago, Matt Markins takes the Lunch and Learn Mainstage to talk discipleship, specifically about discipleship within our families. Meet Matt Matt Markins serves as the President and CEO of Awana, a global leader in child discipleship. As a leading researcher in child…
Entrusted: He Gets Us
He Gets Us Has an Agenda There are questions at the heart of He Gets Us. How did the story of a man who taught and practiced unconditional love, peace, and kindness; who spent his life defending the poor and the marginalized; a man who even forgave his killers while they executed him unjustly —…
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…
Good Nonprofit Board Governance By Rob Faulk and Nathan Davis
Key Steps to Good Nonprofit Board Governance Effective nonprofit boards play a vital role in safeguarding the organization’s overall health and stability. Yet many nonprofit leaders and board members do not fully understand what good board governance entails. As defined in The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance from BoardSource, board governance is the board’s legal authority…