Posts Tagged ‘The Outcomes Conference’
Trust and Funding By Randy Brewer
Securing Trust and Funding in a Secular World As a fellow leader of a faith-first organization, I understand and feel the challenges that you are facing every day. The secular world is becoming more antagonistic to your mission. And even the faith-based communities can be somewhat fractured in their values and response to Christian outreach.…
Read MoreGod’s Vision of His Church with Dr. Derwin L. Gray
God’s “Revelation 7:9″ Vision of His Church In this episode from The Outcomes Conference 2018, Dr. Derwin L. Gray begins with the Gospel as a framework that leads to God’s “Revelation 7:9″ vision of his Church. After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from…
Read MoreHow Will You Pass the Baton? By Howard Rich
Passing the Baton as a Steward Leader Those of us with leadership responsibilities often talk about replacing ourselves, empowering others to lead, and passing the leadership baton to the next generation. Recently, I was challenged to think about whether I had a leadership baton to pass on, and if so, what is that baton. The…
Read MoreAn Acts 10 Moment With Danielle Strickland
An Acts 10 Moment: Peter’s Born Again, Again Experience In this episode from The Outcomes Conference 2018, Danielle Strickland gives fresh focus to the tenth chapter of Acts. She takes us back to the time when Peter is on the rooftop and receives a vision from God that comes with peculiar directions. What Peter receives…
Read MorePrayer: The Practice of Stewardship By Andrea Leigh Capuyan
How is prayer a practice of stewardship? When thinking about cultivating a deeper commitment to stewardship in life, often the practice of generosity directs growth and forward movement. Generosity does cultivate stewardship. Yet, the practice of generosity and selflessness is not enough. There is more for a steward’s daily life and practice. Generosity and hospitality…
Read MoreHow to Beat Pride in Giving By John Rinehart
5 Ways to Beat Pride in Giving In scripture we often see the contract between pride and humility. Someday in the hallways of heaven, I believe Nebuchadnezzar and Mary will meet. The man who built Babylon and its famous hanging gardens will run into the woman spoken of across millennia as “a virgin pledged to…
Read MoreNot-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting Issues By Brown and Jakosz
3 Key Not-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting Issues There have been many changes in not-for-profit accounting and auditing standards recently, along with other reporting developments and considerations. Here’s a look at three of the most significant issues your organization should be aware of. Non-financial Gifts-in-Kind Many not-for-profit organizations rely on donations of nonfinancial gifts-in-kind (GIK) —…
Read MoreDiscover How Vision Births Legacy By Alex McElroy
How do you pursue a vision that leaves a legacy? Do you long to see your vision be completed? If so, you must long for someone to carry on your legacy. True leaders see their vision as more important than themselves. Therefore, true leaders long to see their vision come to fulfillment even if they…
Read MoreFundraising as Your Life’s Work By Ron Haas
The Gift of Your Life’s Work When employees arrive for their first day of work at Apple they are greeted with this inspirational note: “There’s work and there’s your life’s work. The kind of work that has your fingerprints all over it. The kind that you’d never compromise on. That you’d sacrifice a…
Read MoreRooted and Built Up
Rooted and Built Up in Him As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him, and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. (Colossians 2:6-7) To excel as Christian leaders in today’s complex world, we must be…
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