Personal challenges and weaknesses can reinforce dysfunctional and disruptive patterns in an organization. Healthy organizational transformation must begin with personal transformation. Through personal examination, a leader can begin to break cycles of captivity and discover pathways that lead to freedom for everyone in the organization. Often, amid work and ministry, leaders can become so engrossed in mission objectives, organizational culture, and people care that they inadvertently overlook personal transformation.
However, personal transformation is the gateway to enhanced leadership because leaders must confront the deeper issues of their motives, mindset, and heart. A steward leader anchors their attention to their vertical relationship with God. When we attune to God, we reflect who He is – we are changed. This is a crucial element of the steward leader model.
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