It does not matter if you have a title
EVI RODEMANN
BUT IT MATTERS THAT YOU HAVE A VOICE!
WHO AM I
investing in young leaders
Welcome to my part of the world!
I am an ordinary person loved by an extraordinary God. It is a privilege and joy to share some parts of my journey of this friendship here. Some are reflections on my leadership learnings, some are travel blogs or inspirations from meeting amazing people from around the world.

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Wenn Leiten schmerzt! Craig Groeschel sagte in seinem Leiterschaftspodcast in 2020: “Wenn du gerade nicht leidest, leitest du wahrscheinlich nicht.” Wir können Leiten leider nicht von Schmerzen und Krisen trennen. Sie gehören dazu. Ich möchte dich ermutigen, dennoch dranzubleiben, quasi den Schmerz zu umarmen.
Ich habe ganz persönlich erlebt: Schmerzhafte Prozesse und unser Umgang damit haben ein großes Wachstumspotenzial. Ich möchte dich in deinen schmerzhaften Zeiten anfeuern, durch Krisen Gott neu kennenzulernen und in deiner Leiterpersönlichkeit zu reifen. Es ist OK zu scheitern, es ist nicht OK, liegen zu bleiben.
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My passion is to see people discovering who they are made to be and where God wants to use each of them to cause a real change and to write history. We have value and purpose. Sometimes we need someone else to push us beyond our own limits to do what we were meant to do.
I was 23 years old when I wrote down my personal mission statement. This has guided me ever since, though of course there has been some adaptation and tuning.
You can find some inspiration on these topics in my blog posts but also in the various teaching sessions I have done on “The art of pain in leadership”, event management, leadership etc.
HABEN MISSIONSVERANSTALTUNGEN WIRKLICH EINE LANGFRISTIGE AUSWIRKUNG AUF DIE JUNGE GENERATION?
Seit 4 Jahren wollte ich im Magazin EM, Evangelische Missiologie, Ergebnisse meiner Masterarbeit darstellen. Ich fing an, war aber wie gelähmt und unsicher. In 2020 wurde ich von Global Missiology gefragt, einen Artikel zu meinen Erkenntnissen zu schreiben und mit...
Scheitern erwünscht
Interview bei Livenet, 09.02.2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iz14o3GokY
God is overkind for my birthday
People tell me, when you get older, you are less fussed about your birthday. Surely I don´t wake up in total excitement waiting for the world to congratulate me but there is still this longing to be seen. I am not sure it is because I am single and live with the...
Mein Buch ist da, hurra!
Am 21.01.2022 wurde mein Buch zu mir ins Haus geliefert. Was für ein schöner Moment, den Karton zu öffnen und sein eigenes Buch in die Hand zu nehmen. Ich freue mich sehr über diesen Meilenstein. „Scheitern erwünscht – Warum Krisen uns Leitende wachsen lassen“ Von...
I have a deal with God
Though I already journey with God more than 40 years (my goodness, this sounds so old), there are days I am very fearful and scared. There are days, I face my own inadequacies big time and my self-esteem hits the floor. I am getting better at letting God do his job...
Reviewing my 2021
So grateful for 2021. Yes, sounds weird for some, but I had such a fantastic year 2021. And I don´t want to take it for granted. In some of my leadership teachings I refer to seasons in life. More than five years ago I entered a dark winter period in my leadership as...
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RUN the RACE!


… and never give up!
Running the race and finishing well in leadership is a challenge. The Apostle Paul encourages young Timothy in the Bible (2 Tim 2:4) writing, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” To finish the race, we need other people to cheer us on and walk the often painful journey of leadership with us. Some statistics say that more than 60% of leaders are no longer in leadership by the time they retire. This is not a great statistic! The biggest breaking point for leaders seems to occur between the age of 35-45 years old. I love to help leaders last in this. I have experienced my own share of pain in leadership and therefore understand some of the challenges, also as a woman in leadership.
Join me on this journey of running the race well! There are times I am limping more than I am running but together we can make it.
theologian
I love the Word of God and learning how to apply this to my own life as well as seeking ways to apply this to our society, culture, events etc. I am not a theoretical person, so theology always needs to work for me. Right now I am in the process of doing my PhD in theology, dept. Missiology (analyzing event impact on spirituality)
event manager
I love events and seeing them bear long-lasting outcomes. I am involved in various events run by other organisations and also head up some with my own team. I also train other event organisers across Europe and the globe in a year round mentoring program.
Mentor
Journeying with people through life and seeing them discover and fulfill their God-given potential gives me much joy.
Passions
Some of my offers
Leadership Training
Speaking and moderating
Facilitation of processes
Event Coordination
Mentoring
Taking teams to serve people in need
working together for a greater purpose
Evi’s involvement
I have the privilege being involved with various organisations and ministries nationally, European wide and even internationally. It is such a privilege working together to reach young people and train their leaders as well as investing into younger leaders. They are too many to name, but here are some of my involvements.

European Youth Ministry Network
With a team I coordinate this relational network and every 1,5 years we bring youth ministry leaders, CEO´s and church leaders together and work around trends in youth ministry and the implications for church.
European Youth Ministry Network
Lausanne Movement /
Younger Leaders Generation

Lausanner Movement / Younger Leaders
WEA Mission Commission

WEA Mission Commission
LeadNow e.V.

LeadNow e.V.
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Loving People
What gets me out of bed?
I love people. People give me energy. People let me fly. People are who I want to invest into.
I am particularly passionate about young people. Young people, their leaders, and also younger leaders. People who are still discovering who they are and what their purpose in life is. People who dream wild dreams and go after them. People who dare to step out in faith and have courage where others would rather stay at home.
With my own organization Lead Now e.V. and the various other Christian youth organisations and church networks I am involved with, I invest most of my time into encouraging, equipping and connecting younger leaders and youth leaders. I have a special focus on Europe (also having done my MA with a focus on European Mission) but also work globally. There is nothing more thrilling for me than doing this – and it does get me out of bed every morning!
encouraging
I love to encourage and see other people fly.
equipping
Through resources equipping people in their walk of life and leadership.
Investing
Where possible go deep with people and explore their calling.
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Evi’s Articles
I am so grateful for the various opportunities I have had and have to write some articles, contribute to some blog sites, and share some of my own stories of success and failure. Here you will find some of my writings:
Furchtlos
Im Magazin Teensmag November 2021
1 Euro am Tag
Im andersLeben Magazin durfte ich über meine Erfahrung berichten, für 7 Tage von 1 Euro am Tag zu leben, wie Millionen anderer Menschen täglich und für immer. andersLeben 03/2021
Warum sind Events für junge Menschen so wichtig?
Events haben seit Kindheit einen großen Einfluss auf meinen Glauben gehabt. An Events habe ich Entscheidungen für Gott getroffen, die bis heute gehalten haben. Deshalb liebe ich Events und organisiere sie gerne mit. Unter anderem das Christival für Mai 2022. Für...
Passionate about building community
How to build community in Covid-19 times? Looking back at 2020 and how the world has been dramatically affected by COVID-19, there is one word I will take into 2021 and it is “community”. In many positive ways, community has stepped in and helped people affected by...
Wie gelingt ein erfolgreicher Leiterwechsel?
WIE GELINGT EIN ERFOLGREICHER LEITERWECHSEL? Diese Frage hat mich in den letzten 2 Jahren immer wieder bewegt und ich freue mich sehr, dass ich meine Gedanken und Learnings dazu auf dem legendären und viel gelesenen Leiterblog von Pastor Lothar Krauss weitergeben...
Die kleine Kanzel: Gemeinsam den Lauf vollenden
Wurde von IDEA angefragt, die regelmäßig erscheinende kurze Andacht, die sogenannte "Kleine Kanzel" für die Woche 41 zu schreiben. (Nr. 41, 7. Oktober 2020). Da ich gerade frisch die Brockenwanderung hinter mir hatte und das Erreichen des Zieles für mich sehr...
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I love Poppies
Well, I guess you must have assumed so
as they shine bright and red on my website. 🙂
If I would have to choose my favourite flower,
poppies would be in the top category.
Why?
Because they always grow best in a team
and love to collaborate with corn flowers and wheat.
You can see their colour from afar and insects are attracted to them.
Next to shining bright and lighten the mood,
they also are into multiplication
and their seeds can be used for various purposes.