Scripture never tells us, commands us, calls us or even suggests to us that we tolerate anybody. In fact, the way we use tolerance in the West is an anathema to God and should never be the goal of any Christian. You see, I can tolerate your behavior, your beliefs, your race, your ethnicity, your sexual orientation and so on, and still hate you at t

We steward this gift through the disciplines of worship, prayer, fasting, meditation on God’s Word, devotion, simplicity, solitude, submission, service, confession and celebration.[1]

Steward leaders are free!

Going deeper means living even more completely the values of the kingdom of God, which place us in direct conflict with the values of this world. Going deeper means loving more, sacrificing more and standing even more firmly as our faith requires. All of these are not safe places to live, not at all.

So much is expected of stuff that returns so little.

If you love your people, you want to be with them. If you care about what God is doing in their lives and pray to be a contributor to their greater story, you must be with them.

As we undergo the transformation of our own heart in our response to the call to be a godly steward, we become leaders who are passionate about the hearts of our people.

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

As steward leaders we must not fall back into old patterns of ownership and control.