Posts Tagged ‘Christian Leadership Alliance’
Experience the Lent Companion By Gary G. Hoag
An Invitation to Experience the Lent Companion I want to invite you to journey with me from Ash Wednesday to Easter with Lent Companion. Whether you are familiar with Lent or not, let me offer a backstory to the tradition to encourage you to make Lent part of your walk with Jesus. Focus of Lent…
Read MoreCOVID, Stress, Trauma, and You By Ron Frey
Are you experiencing COVID trauma or something else? Evelyn* was reaching her limits and it was not just the effect of COVID on ministry operations, or a family member contracting the disease. Nor was it the existential threat it posed to the organization’s financial viability, the disruption caused by a board member or a series…
Read MoreThe Journey Center of the Path By R. Scott Rodin
A Steward’s Journey: Leading from the Center of the Path In my work through The Steward’s Journey, we equip leaders for the journey of becoming steward leaders through a process of understanding and embracing seven keys. The third of those keys reads as follows: Steward leaders are secure in their identities in Jesus Christ. They…
Read MoreThe Audience of One By Dr. Jerry White
Authenticity is Found in Serving An Audience of One It was said they played for an audience of one. George Balanchine was the famous director of the New York City Ballet. Those who danced said they would have thunderous applause and accolades, but they did not feel good unless Balanchine was pleased. The authentic leader…
Read MoreGod’s Provision for Leaders By Andrea Leigh Capuyan
God’s Provision for Those Who Trust Him Sometimes our leadership practice looks like we are obeying the economics of supply and demand versus trusting God’s provision. We have budgets to meet, folks knocking at our office door, and there is always one more nagging email. Our time and attention become an exchange of ‘goods…
Read MoreUnderstanding Donors and Potential By Keith Cleghorn
What Every Fundraiser Needs to Know about Donors Chances are at some point in your fundraising career, you will question your communication plan for “major donors.” And while Douglas Shaw and Associates is not a major gifts consulting firm, we are often invited into conversations as an organization in defining the “boundaries” between direct response…
Read MoreCompetencies to Measure Authentic Leaders By Dr. John C. Reynolds
4 Critical Competencies Used to Measure Authentic Leaders Generally, authors in the leadership literature simply recognize an authentic leader through the leader’s intentional process of positive actions that encourage transparent and open decision-making. The authors Goffee and Jones in their book, Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? pen my favorite definition. Goffee and…
Read MoreDramatic Changes in How Donors Give By Ray Gary
Growing a Connected Giving Experience There has been dramatic changes in consumer behaviors. The marketplace today looks strikingly different than it did even ten years ago. The way people interact with the businesses they patron has fundamentally changed. Today, groceries are ordered online, movies, music, and television stream direct to our devices, and we pay…
Read More7 Ways to Become a Thriving Leader in 2021
You can become a thriving leader in 2021! We encourage you to become a thriving leader by engaging in all Christian Leadership Alliance makes possible for a leader like you in 2021! RICH HISTORY The success and impact of Christian Leadership Alliance, over the past four decades, is a testimony to the many Christian men…
Read MoreOne Simple Question By R. Scott Rodin
A Simple Question in a Complicated Age Let me start with the simple question, “Where are you now with Christ?” Looking Back This is the final CLA blog for 2020. What can we say about it all? It would be tempting to do a retrospective of the year and try to reflect on it all,…
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