Category: Marriage

OUR STORY…….following the prompts and walking by faith. Chapter 1

Rod Denton in Discipleship, Leadership, Marriage, Mentoring

On Saturday 7^th April 1979 we were married, ten years after we first met.
Never could we have imagined the unfolding plans that God had for us as we felt certain that Sue would continue her career as a dental hygienist and Rod as project manager of a large new housing and recreational development along the coast of Adelaide, South Australia.

We made an interesting contact on our honeymoon plane flight when the person sitting alongside of us introduced himself. His name was Rowland Croucher, and he was the Lead Pastor of the largest Baptist church in Australia. We had a pleasant conversation with him but never thought any …

WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE (51 – 60)

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

(51) “FINISH WELL”

“…. I consider my life worth nothing to me; MY ONLY AIM IS TO FINISH THE RACE and COMPLETE THE TASK the Lord Jesus has given me.” Acts 20:24
Unlike leaders today where it is reported that only one in three finish well, the Apostle Paul was prepared to complete the task the Lord had given him even though “the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardship are facing me.” Retirement never was an option for him. And neither it should be for us.
So why should we finish well?
1. LIFE IS A GIFT – I am entrusted. All of my life is a gift …

OUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES OUR LIFE……not our circumstances

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Leadership, Marriage, Mentoring

Your attitude quotient (AQ) is more important than your intelligence quotient (IQ)

With the passing of time and the study of great leaders, I have come to understand that there is no greater lesson to learn than this; It is my attitude that will determine my life, not the circumstances that I face in my life. For I cannot choose my circumstances, but I can choose my attitude to my circumstances.

When Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians, he was in jail and ready to die, but there is no more joyful book in the Bible. In four short chapters he mentions the word “joy” 16 times. At the …

LEADERS’ MARRIAGES – A PRIORITY OF HIGHEST ORDER

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Leadership, Marriage, Mentoring

Hands of wedding couple

All of life is a learning experience.
Throughout the course of my life I have participated in learning experiences that have been of a formal, non-formal and informal nature.

Some of my best learning opportunities have occurred in the less intentional informal moments in the school of life. In these experiences, learning has taken place through observing people who unexpectedly created a teachable moment for me in the high calling of married life.

Three memorable encounters that occurred in earlier years of my ministry brought to my attention the importance of Leaders’ Marriages – A Priority of Highest Order.

INFORMAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE 1 – DONALD McGAVRAN
Donald McGavran was the …