Posts Tagged ‘Christian Leadership Alliance’
Stewardship and Servanthood By Kent R. Wilson
Stewardship and servanthood seem to go hand in hand: you can’t have one without the other. By Kent R. Wilson, PhD ~ There is great privilege and blessing in being a steward leader of a nonprofit organization. We are entrusted with significant organizational resources to manage and steward, and are allowed to exercise our leadership…
Read MoreSelf-mastery By Mark L. Vincent
Self-mastery matters more than ever. By Mark L. Vincent ~ Are you as tired of the U.S. presidential race post-mortems as you were with the election process itself? Does anything remain to discuss? Anything? Through the relentless negative messaging to which we’ve been subjected, two leadership reflections abide in me: Role leadership is nearly dead.…
Read MoreBusiness As Ministry By Gary Lindblad
What does it mean when someone refers to business as ministry? By Gary Lindblad ~ When you come into the lobby of Biola University’s business school you’ll see a banner that reads, “Crowell School of Business: Business as Ministry”. I am often asked, “What do you mean by “Business as Ministry”? Here’s my short/not so…
Read MoreGod's Approval By Alistair Begg
How good do you have to be to gain God’s approval? Today we invite you to click on the image of Alistair Begg and connect to his Christmas message featured on CLATV. In this 10-minute presentation, Alistair explains clearly how the Christmas story is the good news of salvation, not simply good advice to “be…
Read MoreNo Guest Room Available By Gary G. Hoag
She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. ~ Luke 2:7 By Gary G. Hoag ~ Every year a different word or phrase from the Christmas story jumps out to me. Perhaps this happens to you as well. This year, I can’t get…
Read MoreInsights on Becoming a Best Christian Workplace by Roland C. Warren
Three insights on becoming a Best Christian Workplace. Roland C. Warren ~ For the last three years, Care Net has been designated a “Best Christian Workplace,” by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute. To earn this distinction, Care Net staff members complete an extensive annual survey covering topics such as Christian witness, job satisfaction and teamwork. As…
Read MoreA Post-Truth World By R. Scott Rodin
Steward Leaders in a Post-Truth World By R. Scott Rodin ~ By now you have likely heard that Oxford Dictionary has named ‘post-truth’ its 2016 word of the year. The dictionary defines post-truth as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal…
Read MoreThe Apostles' Leadership By Dr. Kurt Nelson
There are five characteristics that marked the apostles’ leadership. By Dr. Kurt Nelson ~ We live in an increasingly spiritually dark and polarized world. Rapid change is a prevailing constant. Persecution is on the rise globally. Many nations are rapidly closing to overt Christian influence. A week rarely passes without news of terrorist attacks driven by…
Read MorePutting Resources to Work By Kent R. Wilson
Stewardship is Putting Resources to Work By Kent R. Wilson, PhD ~ When the owner of a large estate decided to go on a long trip, he called his stewards together. He gave them large sums of money with instructions on how he wanted them to manage the money in his absence. The unique Greek…
Read MoreSteward Heroes By Mark L. Vincent
We need new heroes, it is time for steward heroes! By Mark L. Vincent ~ Scott Rodin presaged the recent US election with a reminder of how Steward Leaders orient themselves regardless of frightening prospects or outcomes. In the days since, I’ve had opportunity to sit with some CEOs and Executive Directors, for and non-profits,…
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