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Over-Communicating Your Vision By Dan Cooper
4 Phases of Over-Communicating Your Vision Have you ever thought, “How can they still not get the vision?” This is not that blog about the fact that you need a one (you do). This is not that blog about how to write one, or that it needs to be significant and compelling (it does). Let’s…
A Life on Loan By R. Scott Rodin
Are you living like your life is on loan? As stewards, we understand that all of life is on loan, and we respond by living lightly in this world as caretakers of what is not ours. This results in a life of real freedom to which we respond with joyful obedience. The marks of the…
5 Tips for Bringing Your Strategic Plan to Life by Tom Okarma
Does your strategic plan give life to your mission? Every nonprofit agency has a strategic plan, somewhere. Maybe in a file cabinet, on a credenza, on its website, but they have one. It’s there, you just have to search it out. The problem is, you’d never know it by the way so many just keep…
Pray for People by Dr. Gary G. Hoag
You Unlock Kingdom Outcomes When You Pray for People At the inception of Christian mission, we find a very important insight from Jesus that relates to apostolic ministry in modern times and people. By apostolic, I simply mean work that seeks to take the gospel of Jesus Christ into new territory. He told them, “The…
What Jesus Asks Leaders to Be By Paul Swamidass
Jesus sets clear expectations for leaders. Jesus makes a bold statement in Matthew 23:23-24, “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter,…
4th Quarter Readiness By Mark Mangin and Adam Petraglia
Are you Ready for 4th Quarter? It can be hard to think about being ready for 4th quarter when it feels like warm weather has just arrived. But planning ahead now can put you into a much better situation when you are at your busiest this fall. Here are a few tips to set you…
Restructure Your Development Department By John Curtiss
Know when it’s time to restructure and make changes. With almost any Christian organization, a review of structure and operations of the development function should be considered from time to time. As part of the natural growth and maturing, many organizations may find themselves facing the need to undergo a complete restructuring of their development…
Elusive Major Donors By Michael J. Brown
Cultivation is a Key to Unlocking Elusive Major Gifts We are blessed to live in a nation with a long history of a strong charitable culture. Last year alone, $427Bn was given in U.S. philanthropy1. Interestingly, there have been significant changes in the philanthropic landscape that nonprofits need to be aware of. For the first…
When You Love a Prodigal By Judy Douglass
What does it mean to really love a prodigal? Loving a prodigal can be a long and desperate road, filled with fear, worry, anger, and self-recrimination. You wait for the phone call–will it be from jail or the hospital? You plead with your loved one, then threaten him. You search for help. You feel the…
What’s Your Kingdom Orientation By R. Scott Rodin
The Three-question Challenge Will Reveal Your Kingdom Orientation The story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness contains a stark, jarring dialogue that reveals two different kingdom orientations. We find Jesus and the Devil face to face in verbal combat! If we will consider the content of the exchange through a steward’s lens, we will find…
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