HIGHER THINKING SPRING 2016 outcomesThe Magazine of Christian Leadership Alliance outcomes Spring 2016 Vol. 40, Num. 1 Perspectives DEPARTMENTS 6 Talking Leadership A Vision for Excellence Interview by Tami Heim | CLA’s pioneers reflect on 40 years of organizational impact. 8 From the CEO Leading Into the Future By Tami Heim | Three keys to a Christ-centered perspective 10 NewNow&Next A Legacy of Leadership 12 CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE An interview with Mark Holbrook | The impact of CLA continues Transforming the world for Christ to grow. By W. Scott Brown BIBLICALLY SPEAKING 38 Reflections 16 HEARING GOD Leadership Truths By Peggy Reynoso | Three practices to By Jerry White | Firm foundations built by God sharpen our attentiveness 40 Raising the Bar WHAT WORKS: JONI AND FRIENDS Responsiveness By Richard Stearns | It’s the secret to fulfilling your mission. 18 Four Pillars of Success Keys to a measurable, quality culture By Doug Mazza 42 Power Source A Prayer Culture 22 A Life Well Lived By Constance Padmore | It will transform your organization. The legacy of Vonette Bright By Judy Douglass 44 Empowering People 24 Build What Lasts Equipping Young Leaders Leading with the end in mind By Michael Oh | Investing in the future of global mission By Peter Greer 28 Accountability 46 Sources and Resources God cares more about it than we do. Books to Consider | Great insights on leadership, perspective, By Dan Busby vision, soul care and more! 32 A Shepherd’s Heart How listening builds ministry culture. 54 Thought Leader By Al Lopus Three Temptations of Leaders By John C. Reynolds | Learning from Jesus’ wilderness 34 Blessed Are the Peacemakers experience Practical ways to steward conflict well By David Cook COVER ART • MIKE HAMES • HAMES CREATIVE Spring2016 outcomes 3 INSIDE/OUTCOMES By W. Scott Brown Perspectives: 40 Years of Alliance “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. PUBLISHER Christian Leadership Alliance And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds....” EDITOR IN CHIEF W. Scott Brown DESIGNERS Elizabeth Krogwold & Bill Kuffel (Heb. 10:23–24) SPECIAL PROJECTS Suzy West ADVERTISING SALES Heather McCulloch IN 2016, CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (CLA) celebrates 40 years of equip- COPY EDITOR Dan Brownell PRODUCTION Diana Jones, ping and uniting leaders to transform the world for Christ. Through these years, CLA has CrossLife LLC consistently sought to spur Christian leaders on toward the love and good deeds to which Christ has called us. The strength of this Alliance is our shared commitment to honoring and glorifying Christ, and the unity of our zeal for personal and organizational excellence. The theme of this edition of Outcomes is “Perspectives.” It o ers perspectives on Chris- tian leadership past, present and future. You will hear from some of CLA’s pioneers. You’ll benefi t from time-tested refl ections on Christian leadership. 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It was with that background that we talked and agreed that there was a definite need to help the management of Christian organizations to develop their own application of best Excellence practices in their organization. That was at the heart of CLA’s pioneers reflect on 40 years what was in our spirit as we got together. Dean Hazelton: I agree. Often we were the only of organizational impact. people in our organizations expected to have all the business and financial expertise. So it was really a wel- THE MISSION OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE come thing to have these meetings and then to have the (CLA) is to equip and unite leaders to transform the world for Christ. organization come about from that. In 2016, CLA celebrates its 40th anniversary. Recently, CLA President and CEO Tami Heim interviewed three Any recollections of that first meeting? of CLA’s founding members: Alan Bergstedt, CLA’s first president; Alan Bergstedt: I ran the meeting. My focus was on Dr. James (Jim) Canning, CLA’s second president; and Dean E. getting feedback from attendees as to whether they found Hazelton, CLA’s third president. (See bios at end of article.) Heim value in the relationships, dinner together and listening asked these leaders to reflect on CLA’s founding and impact. to a speaker. Did they feel like this was worthwhile to do On March 20, 1976, a group of 20 Christian leaders met for the on a regular basis? I came to the meeting that evening first time in a small meeting room at the Rodger Young Auditorium fully convinced that it was, so I was happy that we got in Los Angeles. That became the first of many meetings of the then armation from the people who were there that, yes, Christian Financial Executives Association. That organization later they would like to continue to meet together. held the names Financial Executives of Christian Organizations, Jim Canning: We had 20 people there. You know, and Christian Ministries Management Association. In 1991 the usually something that small would be just very close torganization was renamed as the Christian Management Asso- friends. But if you look at the breadth of people we had ciation. In 2008, the Christian Management Association and the there, there was something attracting them right from Christian Stewardship Association came together to create what the start. is today Christian Leadership Alliance. We had TransWorld Missions, William Carey Institute, Worldwide Pictures (aliated with Billy What inspired that very first meeting and the founding of Graham), World Literature Crusade, Moody, Fuller Christian Leadership Alliance? Theological Seminary, Campus Crusade for Christ, Far Jim Canning: In the 1970s I worked for a major audit firm, and East Broadcasting Company, Wyclie Bible Transla- we had a few Christian ministries as clients. But most nonprofits tors and more. were not audited at that time and there were some major scandals in Alan Bergstedt: And most of us didn’t know more the 1970s. That got everybody excited about accountability, proper than a couple of the others. bookkeeping, audits, that kind of thing. Jim Canning: Another beautiful thing is at the meet- In the meantime, Alan Bergstedt was the chief financial ocer ing Alan asked if we would like to get together again. of World Vision. As fellow CPAs, we formed a good friendship. We had 20 at the first meeting. At the second meeting We both saw that one of the challenges in nonprofits, particularly we had 37.