Serving Leaders and Leadership Systems in Not-for-Profit Communities
Serving Leaders and Leadership Systems in Not-for-Profit Communities
We recommend the foundational materials and tools below. Some are free downloads and others for purchase. Shepherd Consulting receives no portion of the proceeds. We are just serving you by pointing you to the best content. Enjoy!
Institutional Intelligence is written by Dr Gordon Smith. "It is a book that explores the dynamic of working effectively within organizations. It involves understanding how institutions work and knowing how best to foster the capacity of the institution to fulfil its organizational purpose."
Dr Smith is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta, where he also serves as Professor of Systematic and Spiritual Theology. He has been with Ambrose since the summer of 2012.
Professionalism and the Church (pdf)
DownloadMinister's Professionalism Puzzles Me (pdf)
DownloadPraying through the Busyness (School leadership) (pdf)
DownloadCan Gen AI Do Strategy? (pdf)
DownloadA Guide to Financial Statements for Non-Profit Organizations. 2nd-Ed (courtesy CPA Canada) (pdf)
DownloadCharting New Horizons for Independent Education 2023 (Cardus/Edvance) (pdf)
DownloadThis is not specifically about Christian charities but rings true across all types of charities, including Christian ones. (used with permission)
Deani VanPelt (Edvance) presents “Charting New Horizons for Independent Education”. Deani outlines a research-based analysis the current educational moment. What is happening on the front lines of education across our country and what trends are behind this significant shift?
She also explores what the future of education might look like in Canada. Will Christian and independent education emerge as the vital movement of renewal in our time? What might that look like? What should that look like?
A case study on a church integrating the spiritual disciplines with their strategic behaviour as a church. This video/research is associated with larger case study research with Christian congregations in Canada in connection to the Flourishing Congregations Institute and the TIM Centre. (Used with permission)
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