When asked “what is a capability?” My 9-year-old son, Caleb, says, without hesitation, “It’s something you are able to do.” The Collins Dictionary says, “If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the...
In his seminal Harvard Business Review Article, titled, What is Strategy, Michael Porter writes the following: “The challenge of developing or reestablishing a clear strategy is often primarily an organizational one and depends on leadership. With so many forces...
At KAF, we believe that everyone is a leader. Every child is a leader, every staff member is a leader, every volunteer is a leader, and every donor is a leader. Another way to put it is that each of us is a minister or priest. Leadership is not a position. You don’t...
Several years ago, I decided to search scriptures to discover what attributes define the image of Christ that as a Christian I was supposed to grow into. I did this for my personal growth and to teach students that were coming through Servants University, where I...
How does one grow in each of our core values? For example, How do you grow your passion for God, relationships, authenticity, intentionality, servanthood, evangelism, and praise? For each of our core values, there are corresponding kingdom practices (spiritual...
Culture is vital for organizational success. For us, culture doesn’t only help us be more productive and successful as an organization but is a vehicle or tool for spiritual formation as well. Our culture helps us to grow in wisdom and stature, and in favor with...
