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Driving Success with Thoughtful Communications By Michael J. Tomlinson
Resilient Leaders Drive Success With Thoughtful Communications “Success is not final, failure is not fatal – it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill Whether speaking with colleagues in the diverse corners of philanthropy, with our strategy teams at BDI, or with resilient leaders at nonprofits we serve alongside, one core question…

Meet Carmen LaBerge -Outcomes Conference 2023 Mainstage Keynote
Carmen LaBerge Connects Faith and Culture Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Carmen LaBerge a Christian cultural influencer who serves as a writer, speaker, and Christian talk radio host. She will be a keynote presenter at The Outcomes Conference 2023 in Chicago. Today we share that interview, but first here is…

Stewards of Our Tables By Jon Lewis
Our Tables as A God-Given Resource When it comes to leadership skills and the discipline of applying wise stewarding principles to our lives, I doubt that many of us consider the importance of time spent at our dinner tables. I want to propose that as common and mundane as meals shared with family and friends…

My Identity Equals My Leadership Dr. Kayon Cameron
It All Begins with Identity Your identity determines your leadership. The word says to love others as you love yourself, but many people forget to invest time in learning themselves. Identity is formed based on culture, environment, influencers, and so much more. Today leaders must have an identity rooted in Christ to know they belong…

Meet Dr. Mark Jobe: Outcome Conference 2023 Keynote Presenter
Dr. Mark Jobe Takes the Outcomes Conference Mainstage Christian Leadership Alliance is featuring Dr. Mark Jobe as the opening Mainstage keynote for The Outcome Conference. The event takes place March 28-31, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago. The theme of the conference this year is ENTRUSTED. Dr. Mark Jobe is man who has been…

Neither Born nor Made By Scott Rodin
The Truth Beyond the “Born or Made” Debate There’s an ongoing debate in leadership studies as to whether great leaders are born or made. The nature vs. nurture discussion has focused on the traits of successful leadership and asked whether these were inherent in the DNA of some people, or whether they were simply acquired…

Add-on Experiences We Know You’ll Love
Check out the Add-on Experiences at The Outcomes Conference 2023 It is less than six weeks until the Outcomes Conference 2023 and we don’t want you to miss out on some remarkable Add-on Experiences that have been planned for you. You can sign up for these when you register for the event and if you’ve…

Leadership Not by the Book By David Green with Bill High
Leadership Not By the Book: 12 Unconventional Principles to Drive Incredible Results Today, the CLA Higher Thinking Blog features an except from the first chapter of the 2022 release, Leadership Not by the Book, by David Green. This is used by permission from Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group. David Green and Bil…

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…

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Christian Leadership Alliance equips and unites leaders to transform the world for Christ. We are the leaders of Christ-centered organizations who are dedicated to faithful stewardship for greater kingdom impact.