Posts Tagged ‘CLA Membership’
Shalom Leadership By Zenet Maramara
A Steward Leader Pursues Shalom Leadership The steward leader approach is closest to shalom leadership. Bakke Graduate University describes shalom leadership where the leader pursues reconciling relationships between people, people and God, people and their environment, and people and themselves. The leader works toward the well-being, abundance, and wholeness of the community as well as…
Read MoreCultivating Relationships By Howard Rich
Leadership is About Relationships As a leader, we influence best through relationships, not through position. Without them, leaders cannot effectively and consistently address the issues of leadership development, ethics, fiscal responsibility, stakeholder relations, and stewardship practices. Leaders deal with people; therefore, the best way to deal with issues is to learn to work well with…
Read MoreChristian Leadership Alliance Member Spotlight: Christian Community Credit Union
Christian Leadership Alliance Founder’s Council Member: Christian Community Credit Union At Christian Community Credit Union (CCCU), partnering with members and ministries to help them become better stewards and achieve their financial goals is their mission. Focus CCCU focus’s on people not profits. They help build God’s Kingdom by partnering with individuals and ministries to help…
Read MoreCLA Ministry Spotlight: CRISTA
Today’s Spotlight is on Christian Leadership Alliance Founder’s Council Member: CRISTA CRISTA is a family of ministries loving God by serving people worldwide in the areas of education, international relief & development, senior living and media. Based in Seattle, Washington with a reach both locally and globally, they exist to bring the good news of…
Read MoreCLA Ministry Spotlight: The Navigators
CLA Spotlights Founder’s Council Member: The Navigators The Navigators is an international, interdenominational Christian ministry established in 1933. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, The Navigators has spread to more than 100 countries. The Navigators family includes staff and those who work alongside staff, whose hearts beat with the passion of their motto: “To Know Christ…
Read MoreThe Greatest Challenge By R. Scott Rodin
A Leader’s Greatest Challenge It may seem presumptuous to propose that there is one challenge to leadership that is so universally experienced that it is consistently at the top of the list of reasons leaders struggle and fail. But a recent experience has moved me deeply and convinced me that there may be just such…
Read MoreMission Drift By Shawn Manley
It’s Not Mission Drift I’ve served many years in various nonprofit roles, from founder to pastor to board chair. In my decades of training and experience, there is one term that really rankles my feathers: Mission Drift. Mission Drift is often affixed to faith-based organizations. Consultants, speakers and bloggers like to throw around this code…
Read MoreYour Words By Mark L. Vincent
The Stewardship of Your words A sermon I once heard focused on the five Hebrew words that Jonah preached to Nineveh: Forty-Days-More-Nineveh-Will be Destroyed. It takes more words in English, as Jonah’s Hebrew requires just one word to indicate verb tense. The preacher pointed out that these harsh yet necessary words were not great words…
Read MoreCLA Founder's Council Member: Batts Morrison Wales & Lee
Announcing CLA’s New Founder’s Council Member! Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA) is pleased to announce new Founder’s Council member, Batts Morrison Wales & Lee (BMWL). A Founder’s Council (Platinum level) membership signals the highest membership commitment to equipping and uniting leaders called to transform the world for Christ. When asked about their decision to support the…
Read MoreSharing the Story: An interview with Joel Dillon
Those whom you serve tell your story best. As president and CEO of Jill’s House, Joel Dillon believes in the power of story. He seeks ways to share the story of Christ with the families he serves and to share their stories with the world. In this excerpt from the 2017 Summer edition of Outcomes…
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