Category: Mentoring

BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A STRONG LEADERSHIP TEAM

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Leadership, Mentoring

“When you share with me your vision, the first question I will ask you is, ‘Who is on your leadership team?’ The success of your vision is going to be determined more by who is on your leadership team than anything else. If you have a big vision, the first thing you need to do is to start building a strong leadership team.”
John Maxwell

For buildings to stand the test of time, they need to be constructed on a strong foundation. Just as in buildings, so it is with building a strong church, the leadership team must be built on a strong foundation. More often than not it is …

OUR NEED FOR IDENTITY………Who Am I?

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

A few years ago, I preached a sermon on a special occasion in a church where I invited all of my family to attend – and the sermon was entitled, “WHY I AM A CHRISTIAN.” I wonder how you would answer the question if someone asked you, “Why are you a Christian?”
My answer was as follows….
I am a Christian

Because I am a sinner in need of a Saviour
Because one day I am going to die
Because of who Jesus is
Because of my deepest needs

In particular, it is only through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that my deepest needs for IDENTITY can be …

“And now for the…. MEETING AFTER THE MEETING”

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

It happened one Sunday morning in the church I was pastoring after praying at the close of the service.

I had a growing conviction that the Holy Spirit who had been present in our worship service didn’t depart after the closing prayer was prayed. Too often the spirit of the worship service can be easily lost and replaced by an atmosphere where the conversations after the service are often dominated by trivial pursuits.

At the close of the service that Sunday I continued, “I invite you all to stay after the church service for the MEETING AFTER THE MEETING. I have good news for you! The Holy Spirit is …

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Leadership, Mentoring

Rod and Sue at home. Can you spot Lillie?

Sir Isaac Newton, the brilliant physicist and mathematician in a letter written in 1675 to fellow scientist Robert Hooke, wrote “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
He was speaking on how he had been using the understanding gained by major thinkers who had gone before him in order to make intellectual progress.

As I read these words, I paused to reflect on the giants on whose shoulders I have stood. The giants that have impacted me up close in their lifetime of service for Jesus.
I also began to think of significant people …