Mission Leadership

In the last 10 years, the number of nonprofits and social sector organizations has grown by almost 25 percent, while charitable giving declined 30 percent over the same period. As a result, many organizations are chasing grants, tweaking and adding to their core activities to match what they think funders are looking for. Almost half of nonprofits surveyed nationally in 2014 said they added additional programs in the last year. The result is colloquially known as "mission creep" - organizations trying to be everything to everyone.

How to Evangelize in the Marketplace Without Losing Your Professional Edge Are you ready to turn your workplace into a mission field without compromising your professional reputation? Marketplace Evangelism is your ultimate guide to fulfilling the Great Commission right where you are—at the desk, in meetings, or even during coffee breaks. Packed with bold strategies and practical wisdom, this book empowers Christians to share their faith confidently while maintaining their professional edge. Discover how you can shine as a beacon of Christ’s light in the corporate world, bringing hope ...

Unlock your full potential as a leader and guide your team to extraordinary success with this transformative guide to visionary leadership. In just 7 powerful steps, you'll learn how to: 1. Define your core purpose - your "why" - that will fuel your passion and drive 2. Craft a clear and inspiring mission that aligns your team 3. Build a foundation of unshakeable values 4. Communicate your vision with clarity and conviction 5. Empower your team to take ownership and innovate 6. Measure progress and adapt nimbly to change 7. Lead by example, inspiring others through your actions This book ...

Life is about choices. Where you live, the schools you attend, your career path, who you marry - all affect your success and satisfaction. Many of these choices are dichotomous. If I live here, I can’t live there. If I attend this university, I can’t also go to that one. Leaders often see their workplace strategy as an equally “this or that” choice.

Is your church a rowboat church or a sailboat church? Rowboat churches depend largely on human effort. When church budgets shrink and membership declines, rowboat churches frantically row harder against a current. Sailboat churches, on the other hand, take up the oars, hoist sails, and rely on the Holy Spirit to guide them. Arguing that churches should be "sailboats," Joan S. Gray encourages listeners to shift concern from the many daily, practical concerns of their local church to fresh ideas that can be found using the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

As humans, we are social beings. Our organizations are too. Therefore, we create opportunities to interact with each other. This book speaks about one of those entities - the Baptist association. The purpose of an association is to help members of the association - the churches - work, fellowship, and better fulfill their purposes. The association does not take the place of a church; it is there to help so churches can function better. The purpose of this book is to help churches form associations that can help them fulfill their objectives. It is also a helpful tool for associational ...

Many people think philanthropy is something only wealthy people can do. When leaders and brands empower people to experience the joy of giving, they win everyday givers’ hearts and minds. When you inspire people to think of philanthropy as an act of generosity and not as a management function, they are more likely to achieve their charitable goals. When you inspire people because you begin the relationship with a grateful and generous heart, you’re more likely to succeed in your fundraising goals. Learn how Morgan Roth, Lauren Steiner, Megan Constantino, Brian Frederick, Cecilia Render,...

God is on mission to take the gospel to every man, woman, and child across the globe, and He calls every believer in Christ to partner with Him in this. But too often pastors, leaders, and missionaries carry out the work of God, while the ordinary believer is occupied or even entertained with an abundance of contemporary church programs. God’s design for each person is revealed in the Genesis creation story, where God created man to serve Him in righteousness in the mission He is carrying out across human history. Despite Adam and Eve’s disobedience, God restored righteousness in the ...

In his best-selling book The Radical Leap, Steve Farber introduced listeners to extreme leadership, telling them how to renew their passion and excitement and become committed to changing the world for the better by disregarding normal constraints. Now, Farber takes us to a new level of self-discovery in The Radical Edge.

A comprehensive and practical handbook of stories, counsel, suggestions, and projects covering all the major responsibilities and relationships involved in serving as a staff member in today’s church.

The church is the origin, means, and end of missions. Scripture calls on missionaries to start and strengthen churches where new believers—and more missionaries—can grow. But today, many Christians downplay the role of the church in favor of pragmatism and parachurch ministries, weakening the mission's cause.

Filled with real-life stories from the authors’ own experiences, Teach a Man to Fish provides churches and missions organizations with a blueprint for helping people help themselves in order to create lasting change and long-term sustainability and independence.

Adam Torres is here to help you move forward. In this latest edition of Mission Matters (Best of Edition Volume 1), Torres features 17 top professionals who share their lessons on leadership. This book is also available as an audiobook, in which each author reads their chapter.

Why are we spending more money than ever to make work better, only to see it get worse? Billions of dollars and countless time is spent each year to improve the employee and customer experience, and yet each year, surveys show that we’re more miserable than ever. The effects of this misery crop up in all kinds of symptoms: the remote/hybrid workplace debate, rampant imposter syndrome, and fears of having our jobs replaced by AI. In response, we throw more money at these symptoms, rather than seeking the root cause of our unhappiness. With all this in mind, it begs the question: is the way we work working?

Ever since the days of Homer, warriors have faced an epic battle for which many were ill-prepared - coming home after a life of military service. Whether you served three years or 30, transitioning to civilian life is an odyssey in its own right. Despite over 40,000 veteran advocacy organizations trying to assist military members, massive corporate hiring programs for veterans, and increased efforts by the Department of Defense, veteran transition is tough stuff - not just for our military service members but their families as well.

Forget about building a business - businesses fail and fade into oblivion. Start a revolution instead. James Watt started a rebellion against tasteless mass market beers by founding BrewDog, now one of the world’s best-known and fastest growing craft breweries, famous for beers, bars, and crowdfunding. In this smart, funny book, he shares his story and explains how you too can tear up the rule book and start a company on your own terms. It’s an anarchic, DIY guide to entrepreneurship - and a new manifesto for business.

Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens, and Dwight J. Friesen have seen—in cities, suburbs, and small towns all over North America—how powerful the gospel can be when it takes root in the context of a place, at the intersection of geography, demography, economy, and culture. This is not a new idea—the concept of a parish is as old as Paul's letters to the various communities of the ancient church. But in an age of dislocation and disengagement, the notion of a church that knows its place and gives itself to where it finds itself is like a breath of fresh air, like a sign of new life.

The Monkey and the Fish decodes profound shifts and events taking place in the world today due to globalism, multiculturalism and technology, and introduces an original approach to ministry, church, and leadership known as The Third Culture. The book title refers to an Eastern parable that will challenge you to reexamine fundamental assumptions of the evangelical movement, including erroneous interpretations that have made the church increasingly irrelevant in North America and the global village.

Knowing how to take your dream from idea to actuality can be confusing. Some people get caught in a trap of procrastination and perfectionism, while others are discouraged by the first signs of struggle or criticism. Business coach and speaker Debra Boblitt spent decades as an executive with a Fortune 50 financial services company, pursuing her personal mission to develop and empower leaders. Now, in this book, she shares a simple four-step formula for high-performing professional men and women to dig deeper, dream bigger, and bring their own purpose to life.

In diesem Hörbuch geht es um die Erkenntnis des zweiten Weges aus Stephen R. Coveys "Die 7 Wege zur Effektivität"...