Posts Tagged ‘Christian Leadership Alliance’
Vujà De and You By Ron Haas
Vujà De and that Moment, You Have No Idea About Anything Organizational guru Karl Weick describes Vujà De as the opposite feeling of Déjà vu. Most are familiar with Déjà vu. It is a French term for the intuitive sense you have when you see or experience something familiar—like you’ve already seen or experienced it…
Read MoreNonprofit Leadership and Compassionate Action By Elaine Welcome
Recognizing Compassionate Leadership Jesus emphasized the importance of compassionate action: “For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited me in; I needed clothes, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you looked after me,…
Read MoreMeasuring is a Missional Imperative By Dr. Rob McKenna
The Value of Measuring Trust I was presenting to a group of CEOs on the importance of building trust in our organizations and measuring the extent to which personal, team, and organizational trust is high. At the end of the session, I walked out into the parking lot, and one of the CEOs walked up…
Read MoreOnly Three Words By R. Scott Rodin
The Words That Change Everything Many words and phrases carry Christmas messages. Whether sacred or secular, they conjure memories from the whimsical to the holy. The Christmas season is filled with them. These Christmas themes are nostalgic and heartwarming, a welcome relief from the relentless words and images depicting the increasing madness of the world…
Read MoreClear the Way by Ed McDowell
Clear the Way from Christmas to the Cross There is a call to clear the way. It echoes through time. “Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!” Isaiah 40:3, NLT The people of God have gone…
Read MoreEvery Christian Leader Thriving
Christ-like Character and Competency Produce Thriving In October 2019, the Christian Leadership Alliance board discerned God moving, and a new vision statement for the Alliance was born: Every Christian leader thriving. After fully adopting that vision statement, it became highly relevant in March 2020 when God provided a remarkable way to unite and equip leaders amid…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Jesus By Dr. Brian S. Simmons
A Time to Celebrate Jesus Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of…
Read MoreMy Top Ten Books of 2024 By Alec Hill
Books Worthy of Recommendation Reading books is vital for leaders. It provides wisdom, sharpens judgment, bolsters public speaking, and connects us with others. “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” ~ Harry Truman Here is my top 10 best book list for 2024. I encourage you to keep on reading! (1) Veritas:…
Read MoreChurch-Centric to Kingdom-Centric By Reggie McNeal
Understanding the Move from Church-Centric to Kingdom-Centric A church-centric understanding of the church’s mission has blinded us to God’s mission, which he has been pursuing since the Garden. A church-centric orientation assumes that God is primarily concerned with looking after the church and how it gets along, shrinkwrapping God’s mission down to church size. What…
Read MoreThe Journey from Innovation to Dinosaur By Dr. Mark L. Vincent
It’s a Rapid Journey! It is always a journey! Cleaning out a storage room, we uncovered this wall-sized canvas with which I traveled the world years ago while the millennium was turning. My feet at the left end give you a sense of their size. The Post-it Note In its day, this tool was an innovation…
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