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CCNL1 | Leadership | Leading Self, Organizations, and Boards

Content Contributor: CLA Advisory Council: Ed Morgan, Al Lopus, Dan Busby, Tom Okarma, and Tami Heim
Facilitator: Tami Heim - President & CEO
Category: Executive Leadership
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Last Day to Register: Jan 08, 2024
Module Start Date: Jan 15, 2024

Learning Objectives

  • Explore the greatest leadership role model, transformational leadership cycle, how to develop your person leadership mission statement and guard your heart
  • Learn how to define success and put into practices steward leadership responsibilities for Christ-centered Kingdom outcomes
  • Understand the core competencies of a leader and how to develop them
  • Review the core framework necessary to be in place for nonprofit board governance
  • Understand the CEO’s relationship to the board in leading and maximizing board effectiveness

Module Overview

The course is designed to provide the leader of a nonprofit organization with an executive-level view of what is required for God-honoring personal, organizational, and board leadership. Creating a roadmap, this module lifts a leader to higher thinking about the role of executive leadership and how senior leaders influence others, the organization, the board, and those the organization serves. The course comprises one session in Personal Leadership, one in executive leadership, and two in Board Governance. This course is highly recommended for Executive directors, CEOs, COOs, Presidents, CFOs, and Human Resource Executives.
This course is required for the Credentialed Christian Nonprofit Leader (CCNL) Program and earns 20 points.

Requirements for Receiving Credit

Credit for the module will be determined on the following criteria:
  1. Successful completion and submission of five Reflection assignments demonstrating that the participant has read required resources and reviewed the presentation content.
  2. Engage in all the topic forum discussions for all five sessions.

Required Textbooks

  • John C. Maxwell & Tim Elmore,  The Maxwell Leadership Bible New King James Translation. Nashville, TN.
  • All other reading materials will be available to the participant via links and downloadable PDFs from within the online module, once it begins.

Facilitator Bio

Tami Heim - President & CEO
Tami Heim is the president and CEO of Christian Leadership Alliance. Her professional journey includes executive leadership experience in technology, marketing, publishing, and retail. She has served in executive leadership roles at Federated Department Stores and was the president of Borders, Inc. She was also the executive vice president and chief publishing officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers and a partner in a technology firm. Tami was certified in for-profit board governance through the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Her nonprofit board experiences include EQUIP, Lead Like Jesus, Christian Alliance for Orphans, Growing Leaders, Christianity Today,  National Association of Evangelicals, Best Christian Workplaces, and Christian Leadership Alliance. She completed the Christian Credentialed Nonprofit Leader  (CCNL) program in 2013 and now facilitates 10-week online cohorts for CCNL-Leadership and the Thriving Leader Series. Tami is passionate about equipping leaders to steward their organizations with excellence as they seek God in everything. She believes mission-critical competency and Christ-like character are essential for Christan leaders to thrive. Don't hesitate to contact her with questions about the Alliance and its future vision.