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Ask 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…
How 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…
Reclaiming 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…
Five 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…
My 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…
Build 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…