Posts Tagged ‘The Outcomes Conference’
A Season of Passing the Baton By Dr. Zenet MaraMara
Everything is for a season, a time for every activity under heaven… Ecclesiastes 3:1 After 20 years of serving as the founding CEO of the Christian Stewardship Association, I have entered the season when it time to pass the baton. For many leaders, letting go is much more complex than hanging on. We can get…
Read MoreMastering the Hook By Terry Whalin
Master the Hook and You Engage the Reader It is fundamental that in any writing you do, you must hook the reader to engage them. Last week a friend who purchased a couple of my books made some comments on Facebook to show me how she read those books. My Billy Graham biography which she read in…
Read MoreWhere Do Your Strategies Stand? By Shannon Litton
Time to Evaluate Your Core Strategies When is the last time you assessed your communication strategies? Is your audience hearing your message loud and clear, or is your story getting lost in translation? Where does your brand stand? Do you know where you net out on the 5by5 scale of Clarity and Reach? 5by5 is…
Read MoreThe Health of the Host By Ginger Hill
Facts About the Health of the Host After a Long Season with COVID We’ve learned many things about the health of the host during these past couple years. It’s been a challenging time and it seems that now severity of the pandemic is finally winding down. The Primary Messages During this time, the primary public…
Read MoreWill They Follow You? By Wayne Hastings
The More I Lose Myself, The More They Follow You have a team of people, and you want them to pick up on the vision and follow you to implement God’s calling for us. As passionate, goal-oriented leaders, we all have a vision for our organization, department, and ourselves. But will others follow? Moses was…
Read MoreHow to Deal with Heartbreak and Burdens By Ed McDowell
Time to Cope with Heartbreak and Burdens Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. Psalms 55:22 NLT Some of the most difficult burdens leaders face are the ones that strike closest to home and leadership. Betrayal, broken trust, deception,…
Read MoreFramework for Discernment Retreats By Dr. Gary G. Hoag
Discernment Retreats to Align Your Ministry to God’s Plan We can’t plan travel or program retreats as we did in the past. This has led us as church and ministry workers to set aside our desires with fasting to discern God’s heart. We have had to rethink how we do what we do. This has…
Read MoreThe Importance of a Strong Data Team By Robert Johnson
The Power of a Strong Data Team There is a good chance the job description for any data team member role includes words like “diligent, conscientious, and eye for detail” . . . and for good reason. The information processed by the data team plays a key role in future strategies and the success of…
Read More4 Courageous Ways to Lead By Lee Ellis
4 Courageous Ways to Lead with Honor in 2022 Consistently leading with honor can be challenging in good times but, in difficult times it requires a courageous heart. We’ve lived with COVID almost two years now, and it’s ironic that the “Corona Virus” brings to mind the wisdom of an old expression about a phrase…
Read MoreChallenges and Opportunities By Mark Dreistadt
CHALLENGES ALWAYS PRESENT NEW OPPORTUNITIES Highlighting challenges and opportunities, Infinity Concepts recently released a new research report: The Ripple Effect: Congregations, COVID, and the Future of Church Life. This report is the result of a research study conducted by Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter Research which included over 1000 American evangelical Protestants and examined the impact of…
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