Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Beyond Performance By Bryan Taylor
Performance-driven leader, it’s time for your wake-up call! By Bryan Taylor ~ Accountability, personal responsibility, and results are words share a common theme – performance. For many Christian leaders the topic of performance is challenging. Heavy emphasis on personal performance or results can seem cold and inhumane, perhaps even unchristian. Yet Scripture is full of…
Read MoreLeadership Principles by Roy Peterson
The Leadership Principles that Set Me Free By Roy Peterson ~ I began learning leadership principles at an early age. When I was 19 years old, I was thrust into a nightmare when I was arrested and thrown into a cold, dank and dirty jail cell in Mexico with nothing but the clothes on my…
Read MoreClarity in Ministry by Lee Ellis
Clarity in Ministry Leadership By Lee Ellis ~ A Fight for Clarity Have you ever had to fight for clarity in a meeting, conversation or even your ministry? Early on in my military training at Air University, our professors who taught speaking and writing courses told us repeatedly to “fight for clarity.” When lives are…
Read MoreMulti-generational Teams By Dr. Teresa Moon
Multi-generational Teams: Shifting from Frustration to Momentum Dr. Teresa Moon ~ “Nobody wants that!” These words expressed the sentiment of just about every organizational leader at the end of our annual international convention. Senior leaders left frustrated and exhausted. Younger workers felt devalued and overlooked. I was annoyed… angry…hurt… numb. Did I cause this? How…
Read MoreCross-ing Ourselves By Mark L. Vincent
What does cross-ing ourselves reveal about what we believe? By Mark L. Vincent ~ For those of us who observe the church year, Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday. Many of us will receive an imposition of ashes on our foreheads in the sign of the cross, marking our humility and penitence before God.…
Read MoreAccountability: An Interview with David Nasser
David Nasser shares his thoughts on accountability and leadership. Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA) President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed David Nasser, Liberty University’s senior vice president for spiritual development on the topics of accountability and leadership. Nasser will be a keynote speaker at CLA’s Outcomes Conference 2017, April 4–6, in Dallas. Nasser was born…
Read MoreLeadership Paradox By Lee Ellis
Three Strategic Tips for Living in the Balance of the Leadership Paradox By Lee Ellis ~ The temptation is there for all us, but it’s easier to notice in others – “Why do they lead this organization the same old way? And why do they only see life from their myopic view?” The ability to…
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 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 MorePreserving Culture By Jeff Jernigan
Preserving Culture in Faith-Based Organizations By Jeff Jernigan ~ A culture is only as good as its leadership. Programs, mission integration, and other methods of establishing and growing a distinct culture are important, but only if the desired traits for the organization are being demonstrated on a day-to-day basis by people in leadership roles. A…
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