Uncertainty changes people’s behavior; it slows down the decision making processes. So what do we as #leaders do? https://t.co/4pLYmxnf7r #challenge #Courage

It’s time to look at ways your board can increase their reach to ultimately boost your ministry’s impact. https://t.co/oXEuVol1T8 #faith #leadership #christianleaders #mission

Do you know the primary thing that holds you back from accomplishing your vision? It's YOU. Here are a few things to focus on as you begin to lead yourself. https://t.co/Vby01FcB6Z

As a leader, you serve at the white hot center of how God moves the vision forward…this is a hard JOB, way too much for one person. Here are ways for you to Overcome your Leadership Limits. https://t.co/t7jkzMGhAp #faith #leadership #christianleaders #mission

Planning for all of the “what if’s” is futile and exhausting. Waiting on board decisions, city approvals, the excellent staff, the completed presentation, etc., is not ultimately what will bring in more funding and interest in your mission. https://t.co/4qdBfwTezT #ministry

A vision that is demystified and descriptive has the power to inform, influence, and inspire others. https://t.co/71pYZAQDYx #vision #inspiration #ministry

We have developed a short list of identifying characteristics that are nearly always found among those people we’ve worked with and evaluated that successfully made the shift from another role or career, into that of major donor development. https://t.co/yIZ9hgVNio #development

In this summer season, when rest and relaxation are most easily called to mind, take the opportunity to return to your homeostasis. Find your balance. As leaders, we simply cannot do it all for it will never all be done. https://t.co/QeTlhCgEFr #rest #recovery

In terms of raising money, you can really only raise money for two things: saving lives or changing lives. https://t.co/MI2hO9R9VI #giving #development #fundraising #ministry

Strategic planning is not about getting a perfect plan for a predictable future for your ministry. It’s about the discipline and process of planning and the impact that is coupled with a final product that can be implemented. https://t.co/hEMZVbE8oF #strategy #planning

It’s pretty common for a client to reach out asking if she should advise her board to invest in efforts to procure foundational support. Today I’d like to share my advice on how to determine if such a path is right for you or not and what to keep in mind. https://t.co/k5Iys2ME5F

Perhaps as leaders our role is more about seeking and striving for those moments of impossible beauty than it is performing the individual notes with perfection. https://t.co/9JqbQTueK7 #Leadership #Leaders

How can you balance your need to raise money for ministry with what the Bible teaches about avoiding favoritism in James Chapter 2? https://t.co/nts8elBOv9 #giving #development #faith #ministry

Consistency leads to consistency over time. I’ve seen this time and time again in organizations with both volunteers and paid staff. Volunteers will outperform, out raise, and out achieve team members on payroll simply by practicing regularity. https://t.co/P7RGWwuMxj

Asking for money can be awkward, uncomfortable, difficult, and frustrating. When it comes to raising money, I find that most leaders have two things in common. https://t.co/x0sozLJHf3 #fundraising #development #ministry

Today I want to share four ways to streamline development assistant tasks to best benefit your efforts. https://t.co/qqWpns8YYY #development #assistant

There will always be many unknowns and countless things beyond our control. We cannot change this fact. We can, however, be agents of change. https://t.co/RVswnZYk0V #ministry #nonprofits #Leadership

Your organization has a powerful tool at its fingertips and may not even know it. You have a GPS – Giving Potential System. It’s time to identify the coordinates. https://t.co/fLOu5g8TH4 #giving #development #ministry

You have the calling on your life to move your ministry forward with the vision God has given you. When He is for you, who can be against you? https://t.co/RtEWRHQKRF #giving #ministry #vision

As a leader, you have to reinvent yourself EVERY YEAR. Unless your organizational goal is never to grow, never change, never improve, never increase giving – annual reinvention is a must. https://t.co/3vTrNmSXgg #leadership #GrowthMindset

Are you struggling to meet your #giving #goals as we near the end of the fiscal year? This glimpse into a #coaching session with one of our clients who faces this same struggle may help you get back on track. https://t.co/rhDLLayOZ4 #development #Leadership