Posts Tagged ‘Christian Leadership Allaince’
Praise for the Incrementalist By Alec Hill
An Incementalist Resists the Temptation of Quick Fixes Labeling a leader an “incrementalist” is generally not a compliment. It connotes a lack of vision, tentativeness, and ineffectiveness in common parlance. Instead, American culture lauds those who advocate “big bang solutions” and “transformational change.” Who doesn’t want to be seen as a world-changing buccaneer who breaks…
Read MoreBEYOND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT BY AMY SEWELL
Pushing Beyond Digital Engagement to the Point of Return! When I started in the nonprofit sector I was leading the digital team for an organization communicating with approximately one million people on social media. Their followers were passionate and engaged—regularly commenting, sharing, and liking—and our following was growing by leaps and bounds. MISSING CONVERSION When…
Read MoreThe Power of Modeling By Mark L. Vincent
The model you show is your base of power. It brings and holds power more than what you know or who you know. Over and over education experts tell us that lecturing is the worst kind of teaching model and that modeling behavior is best–especially if one wishes their leadership to be respected and…
Read MoreStewards Reject Pride By Howard Rich
The Danger of Pride in Leadership is Real Pride and a need to control presents itself at an early age in our lives. As children, we likely played a game called follow-the-leader, where the leader does things that the rest of the group must mimic. The main objective is to trip up those following the…
Read More10 Mistakes Ministry Leaders Make By Mike Loomis
10 Mistakes Ministry Leaders Make with Their Books Books can make, break, or elevate a brand depending on the amount of mistakes that are made along the way. For a ministry leader, a book is the ultimate business card and a creative way to expand your voice. Since I already know you want to publish a…
Read MoreGetting Out of the Maze
By Scott Rodin Jesus proclaimed that He is ‘the way, the truth and the life.” If that is right (and it is), then why do we sometimes feel like we have lost our way? In our careers in leadership we will find ourselves from time to time feeling like we are just muddling through rather…
Read MoreChristian Generosity Step #1: Trust God
by Gary G. Hoag, Ph.D. As the financial world seems to be collapsing all around us, you’ve probably been tempted to get stressed out and worry about your personal or ministry finances. I know I have! I feel this pressure from our culture, and it feels like the weight of the world on my shoulders.…
Read More7 Tips for Improving Donor Stewardship
By Andrew Olsen When I think about the word stewardship, I think of the responsibility of taking care of something that belongs to someone else. The responsibility of taking care of something that belongs to someone else. Think about that for a minute. How does this definition impact the way you think about donors’ gifts? Will…
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