Category: Leadership

WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE 49 – 57

Rod Denton Induction at Elizabeth Church of Christ_2012
(49) “TRUE LEADERS ARE CARRIERS”

Moses said, “I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.” Numbers 11:14 Despite Moses having a large number of teachers and elders and tribal heads, it would appear that he felt lonely and overburdened. He had a lot of leaders, but no carriers. Having the title of a leader does not make a person a leader. Leadership is not about wearing a badge, it is about carrying a burden, accepting responsibility. Becoming a leader changes the way a person walks. Leaders carry a burden, are sensitive to people who are struggling, walk with the heart of a servant …

The Power and Priority of Prayer for Leaders

Rod Denton in Discipleship, Leadership, Mentoring, Resources

Rod Denton Induction at Elizabeth Church of Christ_2012 A friend of mine was travelling by plane between two cities and when the meal was served something unusual happened. The person next to him who had spent much time on the plane praying, chose not to accept the meal. My friend turned to him and said, “I notice that you have been praying and have decided not to eat, are you a Christian? Are you fasting and praying?”
The person replied, “I am a Satanist, and I am fasting and praying for the breakup of marriages of particular Christian leaders in our country.”
My friend wrote to me about his experience and said, “Rod, I hope you have people …

THESE ARE THE WORST OF TIMES THESE ARE THE BEST OF TIMES

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Mission

These are the worst of times

In 1859 Charles Dickens wrote the novel A Tale of Two Cities where the plot centres on the years leading up to the French Revolution in the late 1700s and culminates in the creation of the first French Republic. Charles Dickens began his novel with these contrasting words;
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredibility,
it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

And down …

DEFINING MOMENTS

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Leadership, Mentoring

Defining Moments are
Tests or Experiences or Seasons
that involve
embracing a new challenge, or enduring great difficulties or overcoming some obstacle
that requires Courage and Faith Steps and a
determination to break through at all costs
and result in moving to a new level of growth,
achievement, ability, influence, learning and future potential
and ultimately an enlarged impact in the world.

Defining moments are
usually unexpected, confronting and require us to make a decision that will impact our destiny.

The road of life
is marked by critical defining moments.

The road is never crowded,
always upward and becomes narrower the further we travel.
But to those who walk along …