Posts by Bold Leading
Leading with Time: How Presence Becomes Your Most Powerful Ministry
In a World of Noise and Urgency, Learn How Slowing Down and Showing Up Can Transform Your Leadership and Your Ministry The Moment That Stopped the Tour We were walking through the shelter, giving a tour to a few guests, when someone paused the conversation. He looked at us—our CEO and me—and said something I…
Read MoreUsing AI to to Enhance Your Bible Knowledge
A Guide for Pastors, Ministry Leaders, and Bible Teachers At Bold Leading, our mission is to support nonprofit leaders—especially those serving in faith-driven ministries. I created this guide to help you harness AI tools (like ChatGPT and perplexity) to study Scripture for in-depth for sermons, Bible studies, and personal devotion. I led a church for five years as Senior Pastor…
Read MoreAsk How, Not If: Leading with Curiosity and Faith
For Executive Directors of Faith-based Nonprofits Who are Learning to Trust God’s Process and Lead with Boldness God honors faith-filled curiosity. Don’t ask “if”—ask “how.” Have you ever caught yourself wondering if God will come through? I’ve been there. As a young executive director leading a faith-based organization with a very small budget, I often asked…
Read MoreHow Christian Executive Directors Can Lead When They Feel Alone
Discover how prayer, humility, and the right mentors can renew your leadership and reignite your purpose. I know what being alone in leadership feels like. It fees like an empty conference room and a ticking clock. There are moments in leadership—especially as an executive director—when the emails stop, the meetings are over, and you find…
Read MoreReclaiming Your Ambition
Escaping the lure of leading for others. “So we make it our ambition to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.” —2 Corinthians 5:9 (NIV) Let’s be honest: some days as an executive director, it feels like you’re just trying to keep the wheels from falling off. Budgets.…
Read MoreFive Apps That Changed Everything:
How I Lead with Clarity, Connection, and Prayer “The plans of the diligent lead to profit.” (Proverbs 21:5, NIV) Let’s be honest—being an executive director feels like running a marathon while juggling flaming torches. You’re the visionary, fundraiser, team manager, and board whisperer—all while trying to get a moment to think straight. If you’re anything like…
Read MoreMy team is tired. Now what?
Many of you are in organizations that have been affected by the Big Reset or Big Resignation or whatever new name we are using. I think there are many different angles to what is going on. The list is long as I think about the different things affecting organizations I am familiar with. People are…
Read MoreBuild Your Bold Story
I read a study recently about nonprofit boards: Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices Boards self-identified the three most important areas to improve their performance: Fundraising Outreach & Ambassadorship Board Leadership Pipeline To help boards and staff understand the basics of fundraising, we have launched our Fundraising Made simple video series.…
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