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Leaps of Faith

What business execs are learning as they lead Christian nonprofits.

Bob Smietana | posted 3/07/2007 09:06AM

On his first day as CEO of the Christian relief agency World Vision, Rich Stearns sat down in a conference room, bowed his head in prayer, and wondered, not for the first time, what exactly he'd gotten ...

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Posted: March 08, 2007 12:55 PM


deaconsbench: spoken like a man who has never been hungry.

Chung, PK

Posted: March 07, 2007 7:31 PM

We, in the brutal reality, cannot choose between physical life and spiritual life. God makes (has made) human a wholistic being. Both for-profit and non-profit organizations need the right persons to do the right job. As the CEO of a small NGO, I believe NGOs have by nature the aim to build up people as well as using the right ones, apart from their respective objectives and other reasons of being. The sharing in this article has rightly pointed out some significant elements of being servant leaders in the field. We are not only called to serve; more importantly, called to learn to serve in His step; and more, we are called to serve in His ancient step to realise these steps in the 21st Century world.

Rob	Posted: March 07, 2007 5:06 PM


I really appreciate the insights that this article has. As a young leader in a nonprofit, the encouragements to grow people from within are timely and throught-provoking. Good distinctions, good clarifications, great article.

Jim Coons

Posted: March 07, 2007 12:41 PM

I left the market place as a VP of Sales and Marketing to take over a local charity serving the poor. We went from annual revenues of 250k to 2.5mm in 3 years. I hired only passionate people and made it my job to help them fulfill their ministry dreams. What a 5-year ride!!! For the last three years I have been a missionary in Central America. I help courageous church leaders transform their sleeping churches. I am having a ball and highly recommend significance over (commercial) success. The author is right about leadership styles. You have to be a servant leader or you will fail for sure.

Ed	Posted: March 07, 2007 11:54 AM


Too bad you failed to find Bridgespan - an entire organization dedicated to finding executives for the non-profit world. They are the true experts in this field. http://www.bridgespan.org/

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