Posts Tagged ‘Equip’
3 Ways to Reignite your Organization’s Original Vision
Most nonprofits are initially built around someone’s vision to accomplish something that seems impossible. When people start organizations, when they pioneer down the path of this new venture, there are no restrictions in their mind. There’s simply a burning desire in their heart that says we’re going to make this big difference in the world,…
Read MoreStop Marketing and Start Inspiring People
When you hear the word “Inspire”, what comes to mind? Do you have the picturesque image of an artist painting the sunset meeting a dark and vast mountain range? Or perhaps you visualize someone sitting at a spot-lit piano on a blacken stage on the verge of a masterpiece. Maybe it takes you back to…
Read MoreThe Changing Non-Profit Landscape
As organizations, non-profits seek to change the world for the better, but in order to do the most good, it is important to understand how times have changed and how those changes can spell trouble or success for your cause. People come to Keenly Interactive for a variety of reasons. The specifics may vary, but…
Read MoreMinistries Should Think Like Entrepreneurs
At Keenly, my job is to work with ministries. Big and small, local and international, building churches or educating children in Africa, I have the honor of working with such a variety of kingdom-changing groups. The past few years as I’ve been able to look behind the curtain of these different ministries, I’ve noticed a…
Read MoreHow Does a Church Navigate the Digital Circus? Start at the Beginning!
Jump below to use our church vision exercise! A Recipe that Forces Change I’m not sure anyone is a fan of change. Change represents the abandonment of something you know with something you don’t. Churches have an even more challenging time with change given the layers of leadership and perspectives of churchgoers. Add a pandemic,…
Read MoreDo You Know What Motivates Your Volunteers?
One of the most important aspects of ministry is its volunteers. For organizational leadership, having volunteers is encouraging because it helps in accomplishing your mission. It gives a shared sense of being in ministry together. For a volunteer, it can be equally meaningful because it gives an opportunity for purpose and impact to happen in…
Read MoreWho Gets to Do Ministry?
I was recently in a board meeting for a church that we’ve done some consulting with. In this meeting, we had multiple discussions about all the great things the church is doing, areas the church could make some adjustments, and how to achieve greater effectiveness. One of things that we had spent the most time…
Read MoreDoes Your Ministry Know its Mission?
Have you ever had one of those moments where you completely forget someone’s name? You can remember all sort of other things about them, but you can’t remember their name. I was in a meeting with a client recently and we were talking about their mission. It was interesting because we were talking about all…
Read MoreLeadership Hurt
Over the years in ministry, I’ve heard people tell me time and time again that hurt people hurt people. In my younger days, I think I passed it off as just something that you say to get over moments of frustration. But as I reflect on it now, I realize that it’s very true. Ministries…
Read MoreGive Them a Roadmap
I am, by nature, an Idea Person. I see the whole world through the lens of possibilities. The way I view people, organizations, and opportunities all revolves around the potential to do something better. Nothing feels too big or too impossible. In my world, every problem is something that can be fixed if we are…
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