Posts Tagged ‘Leader2Leader’
The Character of Steward Leaders by Howard Rich
By Howard Rich ~ The issue of a leader’s personal character is crucial, especially considering followers of Jesus Christ should be outstanding examples of trustworthiness, yet there seems to be a lethargy and complacency concerning integrity among some Christians, which is out of sync with so many of the teachings in Scripture. Character is an…
Read MoreBoard and Executive Director Partnership by Kent Wilson
By Kent Wilson In previous blogs we’ve mentioned that the board of a nonprofit organization and the Executive Director/CEO both share steward leadership responsibilities of the organization. The board serves as the “Chief Steward” of the organization, responsible to God and the stakeholders for overall oversight, governance, and accountability for the organization as it works…
Read MoreA Steward of God's Platform by Mark L. Vincent
By Mark L. Vincent ~ Christian leaders steeped in stewardship theology readily affirm that God owns all. Most will also readily agree that this ownership applies to all that is virtual just as much as all that is tactile. If you agree then you know that any blog/social media/website/tweets/publications or posts are God’s too. In short,…
Read MoreThe Prayers of a Steward Leader by Mark L. Vincent
By Mark L. Vincent I am currently teaching The Steward Leader for Christian Leadership Alliance for a group of international persons. Having taught this course several times to mostly Americans I’m struck with a couple of contrasts. First, is the order of magnitude of issues being considered. Americans are largely concerned with how to demonstrate a steward’s…
Read MoreThe Steward Leader as Risk-Taker by Kent Wilson Ph.D.
By Kent Wilson Ph.D. Over my 30-some years of managing organizations and resources as a nonprofit leader, I’ve been blessed to see significant growth and expansion in the organizations, but I’ve also experienced significant failure as well. I’ve experienced the highs of growth in mission, resources, and funding, but I’ve also overseen the failure of…
Read MoreStewards of Change by Mark L. Vincent
By Mark L. Vincent Change is normal. Some of it is not welcome. Some of it is. The difference is usually what we selfishly perceive the benefit to be. We are not so altruistic that we welcome change benefiting others when it calls for sacrifice from us. When we resist change, we do well to…
Read MoreThe Many Faces of a Steward Leader by Kent R. Wilson, Ph.D.
By Kent R. Wilson, Ph.D. Steward leaders are not just confined to the nonprofit sector. It can be safely said that virtually 99.9% of people who work in education, civil service, politics, and the military are stewards of resources they do not own. Therefore, there are many faces to steward leaders. Here are just…
Read MoreLeadership Contradictions
By Kent Wilson Ph.D. Sometimes leadership isn’t that simple or straight forward—in fact, many times. People like to believe that their leaders are honest, moral, vision-driven influencers that express their leadership in understandable and consistent ways. But leading people isn’t always that simple or consistent (at least from an outsider’s point of view). One of…
Read More3 Critical Components of Leadership Development By Ken R. Wilson
There is no absence of opportunities today for nonprofit leaders to find resources to help them in their leadership development. There are seminars, workshops, conferences to attend, books to read, mentors to meet with, and groups to join. But are some forms of leader development more effective than others? A national foundation wanted to find…
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