The one who stands in deeper water and calls us to come to him does not promise us a calm and safe journey, but he is good, he is the King! And for that reason, we come.

To nurture means “to supply with nourishment, to further the development of.”[4] If we apply this idea of nurture to the four areas of our study—time, talents, possessions and creation—we may be surprised by what we see.

true Christian leadership is an ongoing, disciplined practice of becoming a person of no reputation and, thus, becoming more like Christ.

Steward leaders are free!

For a steward leader to build a sustainable organization that performs far beyond its capabilities, culture is the bed of white-hot embers that keeps the flames burning.

One of the great strengths of the steward leader is the ability to see complicated issues in clear and simple ways. Is there any issue today that could not be solved if we helped our people and our organizations love God more, love themselves more, love each other more and love God’s creation more? Really, think about it. Is there?

The long painful history of the Church is the history of people ever and again tempted to choose power over love, control over the cross, being a leader over being led. Those who resisted this temptation to the end and thereby give us hope are the true saints.[12]

imago Dei,

If I could put one Bible verse on the desk of every pastor and every Christian leader in the world, it would be this: “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8).