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Glasses, wildflowers and a chaotic time

Leading in Chaotic Times By R. Scott Rodin

What a German Word and a Pair of Glasses Can Teach Us in Chaotic Times In chaotic times, we have much to learn about leading and the faith we need to discern a response to it. Here’s a story to guide us. Steward’s Story Dunston fished around inside his tunic and produced a set of…

Self-development

Self-Development in Your Ministry Plan By Reggie McNeal

Focusing on Self-Development Lets Leaders Up for Success A leader inside leadership requires self-development to achieve greater effectiveness. Great leaders never stop developing. Three key practices—lifelong learning, building on strengths, and developing failure tolerance – show up commonly in great leaders who adopt the discipline of self-development as a life habit. Lifelong Learning Lifelong learning…

Philanthropic Impact - Westfall Gold

Maximizing Philanthropic Impact By Westfall Gold

Philanthropic Insights for Nonprofit Christian Leaders Philanthropic Insights play a crucial role in advancing that mission. As leaders within the nonprofit Christian sector, we are deeply committed to stewarding our ministries and lives with excellence, honoring God. The 2024 Major Donor Generosity Report, compiled by Westfall Gold, offers valuable insights into major donor engagement and…

More than enough.

Enough is Enough! By Jon Lewis

A Deeper Understanding of Enough Today, let me share a new insight that reveals the significance of God, which is more than enough regardless of all we might be facing in life. “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalms…

Self-management

 Self-Management is Critical to Success By Reggie McNeal

Competent Leaders Practice Self-Management Self-management targets the person who is often the most significant challenge to your leadership: YOU! Many things that leaders must manage are common to leaders of all enterprises. Those who lead in the spiritual arena are not exempt from these challenging elements. Emotions Emotions happen. They are neither good nor bad…

Transformational Leaders in Faith-based Nonprofits

The Transformational Leader By Elaine Welcome

Faith-Based Nonprofits Demand a Transformational Leader The transformational leader reflects a style that inspires, motivates, and drives meaningful change. This type of leadership is essential for faith-based nonprofits to achieve their mission. Faith-based nonprofit organizations occupy a unique space in the mission-driven landscape. Grounded in spiritual principles and a desire to serve, they often rely…

Due Process at work

Due Process By Dr. Brian S. Simmons

The Benefits of Due Process To give someone their due is to provide what justice demands. Simply put, it is to treat someone fairly. Steward leaders love and serve God by living and serving others. “He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly,…

Self-awareness - do you have it?

Self-Awareness and Why It’s Critical By Reggie McNeal

Great Leaders Pursue Self-Awareness Self-awareness is the most critical piece of information a leader possesses. I didn’t say self-absorption or self-centeredness. Ironically, these characteristics are most likely to occur in leaders who lack the critical component of self-awareness. What Is Self-Awareness? The dictionary uses various words to portray the meaning of awareness: knowledge, mindful, vigilance,…

Jesus and the sin in the desert

A Shepherd, Jesus, and The Sin of the Desert  By Dr. Bob Snyder

The Decision to Share Jesus A Bedouin shepherd once encountered a man who persistently spoke about Jesus. The shepherd replied, “I understand why you are persistent. You do not want to commit the sin of the desert.” The shepherd explained to the man, “The sin of the desert is knowing where the water is but…

A Steward, not an owner!

Stewards Not Owners By Dr. Zenet  Maramara

Life as a Steward, Not an Owner Embracing the role of a steward instead of an owner and the one in control of my destiny marked a profound paradigm shift in my life, altering its trajectory and transforming my approach to work. Surrendering everything to the one true Owner brought liberation—I no longer carried the…

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