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EVI RODEMANN
BUT IT MATTERS THAT YOU HAVE A VOICE!
WHO AM I
investing in young leaders
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Evi’s Blog
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.
What a 50th birthday I have had – so grateful
I am overwhelmed and overjoyed! I have had an incredible birthday in lockdown and as we say in German, also in flockdown, as it snowed that day. 🙂 It turned into a beautiful and memorable day I could not have planned or dreamt off. Turning 50 was not something I was...
My new organisation has seen the light: LeadNow
I am so super excited! After 1,5 years of waiting and as a pre-birthday present, my new organisation has finally been officially registered under the name of LeadNow e.V.. The founding member´s meeting took place in June 2019 but due to some smaller amendments in the...
Wer bin ich? Wer bestimmt meinen Wert?
Wenn dich diese Fragen ebenfalls beschäftigen, lade ich dich ein, bei einer Tasse Tee oder Kaffee dir diese 16 Minuten zu gönnen. Gehalten für die Studentenarbeit von Campus für Christus, ALIVE Dez 2020. https://youtu.be/RWkWKSRq6v0
Reflecting on 2020 – what an incredible year this has been!
What a year 2020 this has been! What an interesting year of various challenges and so many opportunities! I am so grateful for 2020. Grateful for God´s protection. Grateful for health. Grateful for a safe job. Grateful for provision. Grateful for adaptive ministry....
Changing shape – The faith lives of Millenials
I took part in 4 book club sessions on the book by professor Ruth H. Perrin, “Changing shape – the faith lives of Millenials”. I had anticipated to blog a summary after each book club but after the first one I decided to rather do one at the end of our reading....
Who am I?
Who am I? To be able to answer this question is deciding the rest of your life. Only when you know who you are you can discover your purpose. Who defines you? Who gives you meaning? Is it your possession? Your position? If you know who you are, you can weather storms...
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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
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
I serve the Lausanne Movement on the leadership team of the Younger Leaders Generation where I head up the commitment area of Groups and Gatherings, also including yearly research among the 1000 young leaders. Under the same umbrella we offer European and German younger leader gatherings.Lausanner Movement / Younger Leaders
WEA Mission Commission
I am on the leadership team of the Mission Commission under the World Evangelical Alliance thinking around missional issues and helping with their global conferences.WEA Mission Commission
Lead Now e.V.
My latest launch is the start of my own organisation called LeadNow e.V. where we invest strategically into young leaders primarily with a European focus.LeadNow e.V.
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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:
YOUTH IMPLICATIONS FOR MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS
In an article/blog for the WEA Mission Commission, I have written about the implications of the Covid-19 crisis on young people and its consequences for churches and mission agencies. It stirred my heart - once again! A massive thank you to Jay Matenga for taking this...
Leadership and pain go together
You thought stepping out in faith and leading a team or a project will just be wonderful as the Lord walks with you? Well, once you encounter the first hurdles you might doubt that leadership is that easy. Actually, leadership involves pain. It always does. Like...
Leading yourself in the crisis: 4 encouragements
Four encouragements on how to lead yourself in these challenging times (I was asked by Evangelical Focus to write an article on a webinar I did recently for the European Leadership Forum. You will find the text on their website or below:...
Wo die Welt schreit
Eine schöne Überraschung, meinen Artikel über Andrea Wegener, ihr neues Buch und über ihre Arbeit auf Lesbos im Camp Moria, den ich für die JOYCE geschrieben habe, im Magazin Lebenslust, auch von SCM, vorzufinden. Wo die Welt schreit...
Single – und wirklich erfüllt
Es war eine große Freude und Ehre, für die AUFATMEN, Ausgabe Juli 2/2020, SCM einen Beitrag beizusteuern. Wie kann man trotz unerfüllter Wünsche ein Leben in Fülle erfahren?
Die Superkraft, die sich nicht aufbraucht
Für TROAS, Grafschaft Bentheim, für ihre Sommerausgabe 2020, einen Artikel zur Kraft, Heiliger Geist und Pfingsten geschrieben.
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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.