Posts by Jason Lehman
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 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 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…
Read MoreCelebrating the Wins
When you’re in the midst of the day-to-day grind of ministry leadership, sometimes the bright spots or high points can get dismissed kind of easily. They might even be missed entirely depending upon the level of stress in business that you’re experiencing. I was encouraged last week to sit in a staff meeting with a…
Read MoreRevenge Ministry
When you talk to people in ministry, it seems that everybody’s got a story about how they got into it and why this work matters. As someone who appreciates the reason why people do what they do, these conversations are especially intriguing to me. We have found a lot of interesting reasons that people move…
Read MoreThe Definition of Insanity
We all know the definition of insanity — doing something over and over hoping for a different outcome. As a leader you’ve probably talked and read about this before. I have been the subject of someone else’s conversation about it. I know I have. As a leader, we want to see improvements. We want things…
Read MoreWhen Churches Say No
There are a lot of leaders I talk to who have a hard time understanding that there is a lot of competition in the ministry world. I recently got a text from a friend who was involved with the new nonprofit. He was sharing his frustration because every church they had talked to said they…
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 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 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…
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