The document discusses the concept of steward leadership for CEOs. It emphasizes that as stewards, CEOs are responsible for using company resources wisely and doing their best for the company, but they are not required to control every detail. A key part of steward leadership is engaging all employees and recognizing that their souls will last eternally, so CEOs should ensure every person is engaged for kingdom purposes. The document encourages CEOs to say "well done" to their team to develop a culture of recognition, and to be ready to explain the reasons for their decisions to build trust and accountability with their team.

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Steward Leadership
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Experience Question:
Are you fully engaging all the
assets of the business? What
area(s) could you improve on in
your stewardship in the months
ahead?
The only things in your business that will last for eternity
are the souls of the people who work in your business.
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BIBLICAL BUSINESS PRINCIPLE
Steward Leadership
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful
servant! You have been faithful with a few things;
I will put you in charge of many things. Come and
share your master’s happiness!’”
—Matthew 25:23
Practice steward leadership. Use the resources wisely. Remember
that God owns it all and He will reward those that use His
resources to their maximum capability. Be ready to give an answer
for all of your decisions. Seek to hear the words “well done.”
Stewardship is always better than ownership. Ownership requires
responsibility for everything, while stewardship inspires recognition that God
owns all things. Steward leaders are only responsible for doing their best with
what is under their care, but they are not required to make every decision, carry
every burden, or know every detail of every aspect of the business.
It is essential to clarify what the shift from ownership to stewardship looks
like. Business ownership is easy to identify; every decision and action stems
from what the Owner thinks and feels. Stewardship, on the other hand, is a
shift to making decisions based on the ideas and concepts that one day every
person will have to give an account of all their decisions and actions before
the One who truly owns the business. Moving from ownership to stewardship
includes several crucial steps.
It is easy for the Christian CEO to ignore the Owner’s wishes and not engage
every employee of the business. The only thing in your business that will last
for eternity is the souls of the people who work in your business. Therefore, the
Owner of the business is calling every steward leader to engage every person in
the business for kingdom purposes.
Experience Question:
How often do you say the words
“Well Done” to your team? What
benefits would your company
receive if you developed and built
a “Well Done” culture?
Experience Question:
As a leader, do you have reasons
for the decisions that you
make, and are you comfortable
with sharing with your team
the reasons for the decisions
you made?