Posts Tagged ‘Dr. R. Scott Rodin’
Prayer: The Practice of Stewardship By Andrea Leigh Capuyan
How is prayer a practice of stewardship? When thinking about cultivating a deeper commitment to stewardship in life, often the practice of generosity directs growth and forward movement. Generosity does cultivate stewardship. Yet, the practice of generosity and selflessness is not enough. There is more for a steward’s daily life and practice. Generosity and hospitality…
Read MoreBalanced and Certain By R. Scott Rodin
Are people balanced and certain because of your leadership? In this blog I want to focus on how we, as steward leaders, manage our people to be balanced in their self-image and certain in their identity. One aspect of being a faithful steward is the freedom we have in our self-understanding. As stewards of our…
Read MoreSteward Leaders in Times of Uncertainty By R. Scott Rodin
Ten Reasons Why Steward Leaders are Prepared to Lead in Times of Uncertainty We are living in a time of growing aggression and hostility toward the Gospel and toward those who seek to faithfully follow Jesus and lead in His name. We believe God is raising up steward leaders for such a time as…
Read MoreHow You Measure Success By R. Scott Rodin
How you measure success in this life will dictate the way you live, the impact of your leadership and the legacy you will leave. By R. Scott Rodin PhD.. ~ Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions”…
Read MoreFighting The Need to Increase
By Dr. R. Scott Rodin When John the Baptist saw Jesus walking in his presence, he made the declaration, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Most Christian leaders would say that in their hearts they would wish that Jesus would increase and they would decrease. But it is hard to decrease in a leadership…
Read MoreA Steward Leader's Response to Bad News
By Dr. R. Scott Rodin I read a daily devotion by Charles Spurgeon and his entry for September 15th was deeply challenging. I have paraphrased it here specifically to address us as steward leaders, leaving his actual words in quotations. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings. ~Psalms 112:7 As steward leaders, we must not…
Read MoreThe Only Applause That Matters
By Dr. R. Scott Rodin A bookmark of mine carries a thought that has stayed with me throughout my years in leadership. It reads, “It doesn’t matter if the world knows, or sees or understands, the only applause we are meant to seek is that of nail-scarred hands.” Leaders are exposed to opportunities to generate applause. …
Read MoreOne Challenging Leadership Question By R. Scott Rodin
Finding Answers to Challenging Leadership Questions Every once in a great while, a question is posed that hits you right between the eyes. Here is one with which I have been struggling ever since I heard it, “do you consider stories in the Bible that tell about how God shapes leaders to be exceptions or…
Read MoreLead by Waiting for God’s Timing…And Live Like Jesus By R, Scott Rodin
Today concludes this series on the five surefire ways to lose your reputation as a leader…and live like Jesus. For everyone in leadership who wants to follow Jesus, I suggested on Monday that the best place to start is Philippians 2:7, where Paul tells us that Jesus “made himself of no reputation, and took upon…
Read MoreDefy Success…And Live Like Jesus By R. Scott Rodin
This week, I am breaking down the five surefire ways you can lose your reputation as a leader…and live like Jesus. Fail to live up to other’s expectations Tell the truth Don’t defend yourself Defy success Lead by waiting for God’s timing in everything Today, I review the fourth way of leading in obedience to…
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