3 Questions on Integrity
Few search for wisdom and integrity from God's unfathomable reserves to establish who they are. Franklin Graham, President of Samaritan's Purse and The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, examines three questions on integrity: Who has integrity? How does one obtain integrity? What does integrity exhibit?
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5 Reflections of an Imperfect Leader
When leaders strive for perfection, they rob their followers and themselves of joy while preventing genuine connections. ECFA President Michael Martin shares insight into how to lead from a place of greater joy and confidence while cultivating the trust of others.
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Accountability for All the Wrong Reasons
A look at two aspects of accountability: submitting to accountability and holding others accountable
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Church Disrupted: How do we respond spiritually in troubled times?
A spiritual core—a call to connect with God to discover what he is wanting you to do.
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Evaluation of Marketing Programs
Recommends principles and guidelines to consider when evaluating potential marketing programs for a ministry
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God Is First
Wayne Pederson shares valuable reminders to leaders of Christ-centered organizations. He shares the wonderful quote from A.W. Tozer: “A true and safe leader has no desire to lead but is forced into a position by inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of circumstances.”
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How Should Your Church Treat Pastor Book Sales?
The senior pastor of a church has written a book. This intellectual property is owned by the minister. The church does not sell the book, but it does generously promote the book on its website. On the one hand, the church benefits from the brand recognition in connection with the book. On the other hand, the minister benefits by the royalties received from book sales as a result of the church’s promotion. How should this matter be evaluated by the church?
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Leader Care Resources
Those in leadership roles, particularly ministry leadership, can easily fall into isolation. We believe boards and leadership teams who develop intentional plans for leader care and accountability create environments where leaders can thrive in their relationship with the Lord and others.
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Leadership During Crisis: Guiding the Ship through the Storm
No one could have imagined as we began the new year the challenges we would be facing in our ministries, in our relationships, our finances, and our personal lives caused by the “invisible enemy”—Covid-19. However, all the news is not bad news. There is a silver lining in the midst of all of the confusion and anxiety in our culture.
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Peacemaking: Preserving Staff, Money and Mission
Conflict is a thief. Each year it robs ministries of valuable staff and thousands of dollars in wasted time, turnover, and legal expenses.
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Reinforcing the Foundation of Trust
The tone of integrity set by an organization’s top leader is a critical, foundational element in promoting a healthy culture and environment. Equally, one of the greatest risks to a nonprofit or church today is a moral failure by its leader, as we’ve unfortunately seen in all too many instances recently. Not only are the financial and other operations of an organization significantly impacted by the leader’s integrity, but the public’s trust and the very mission of an organization can be at risk when there is a breakdown in leadership integrity.
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Seven Recent Trends in Leadership Succession
In today’s celebrity era, it’s easy to assume that unique and strategic positions like these cannot find a viable successor. Not true. Also today as Baby Boomers move on from ministries they’ve founded or significantly grown, the common stereotype is that new generations lack interest in continuing an organization that operates on such a large scale. Not true either.
In fact, the opposite is often the case. While news media tend to highlight succession disasters (it’s rare to find a headline titled “Smooth, Seamless Succession Here”), the good news is that healthy succession planning is on the rise. Looking back over the last decade or so, the science of succession is being honed among evangelical churches and ministries.
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The Growing Hunger for Authenticity: Let It Fuel Your Ministry’s Mission
In an age of filtered photos and “fake news,” people are desperate for authenticity. Even so-called reality TV is not real (no shocker there!).
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