Business Stewardship at Get Simple Box: Why Steward Means More Than CEO
Titles matter, but not for the reasons we often think. At Get Simple Box, leadership isn’t defined by status or authority, but by stewardship, what we call business stewardship. Here’s why our CEO chooses the title “Steward,” and how that choice shapes the way we serve our team, customers, and communities.
Why I Choose the Title “Steward” Instead of CEO
People occasionally ask why I prefer the title Steward instead of CEO. The answer goes back much further than my role at Get Simple Box, it goes back to my childhood.
I grew up going to work with my parents. I was homeschooled for a few years, rode along with my dad on job sites, and later worked in the kitchen alongside my parents and grandparents when they opened a bakery and coffee shop. I loved watching them work and being invited into it, even when my help was slow, messy, and imperfect.
My dad used to say, “A child’s help is little, and he that neglects it is a fool.” Even when my contribution didn’t move the needle much, I was always welcome to watch, learn, and participate.
In our family, success was never measured by how much money was in the register at the end of the day. While we worked, my dad shared many of his “Dave-isms,” but one shaped me more than any other:
“It all belongs to God. We’re just managing it for Him.”
That belief has shaped how I view leadership, business, and my role today.
Business Stewardship, Not Ownership
As Christian business owners and leaders, we are called to be faithful kingdom stewards. But what does that really mean, and what is the ultimate goal? To answer that, we have to start with the end in mind.
Proverbs 11:10 says:
“When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices.”
Imagine that for a moment. A business prospers, and the whole city celebrates, not out of envy, but because people clearly see how that prosperity benefits everyone.
That is the picture of true stewardship: using our God-given resources, talents, and influence for the common good and for the advancement of God’s justice and peace. This is the foundation of business stewardship, where success is measured not just by growth, but by faithfulness.
This isn’t just about financial success. Solomon learned firsthand that wealth and achievement alone are “vanity and a striving after wind” (Ecclesiastes 2:11). True joy and fulfillment come from abiding in Christ’s love and walking in obedience to Him (John 15:10–11).
Our calling, then, is to manage our businesses in a way that causes our communities to rejoice and glorifies our Father in heaven.
Jesus puts it plainly:
“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
That is the end goal, to prosper in a way that blesses others, strengthens our communities, and ultimately points people to God. It’s a high calling. It requires intentionality, sacrifice, and a shift in perspective. But when done faithfully, the impact can be transformative, not just for our businesses, but for the Kingdom of God.
What Leadership Really Means to Me
If I had to summarize my role as the leader of this company, it would come down to three words:
Stewardship. Strategy. Communication.
- Stewardship: Prioritizing resources wisely
- Strategy: Identifying and removing bottlenecks
- Communication: Creating clarity so others can do their best work
That’s it.
Leadership isn’t about control or personal gain. It’s about responsibility, faithfully managing what’s been entrusted to us. That mindset defines business stewardship in practice.
Learning from Faithful, Generous Examples
I’ve been deeply influenced by people who have lived this out well, people who have been faithful to one career and one spouse for 50+ years, and people who built wildly successful businesses but made an early decision to build not around what they could get, but around what they could give.
Instead of asking, “How much can I donate?” after making a profit, they decided in advance how much was “enough” for their family and gave away everything above that. Some of these individuals have given away hundreds of millions of dollars while keeping their standard of living the same.
That kind of generosity reshapes how you answer an important question:
How much money do you really need to be happy?
We’ve all heard that money doesn’t buy happiness. But I believe the way we steward money can bring a joy that lasts a lifetime.
Four Key Areas of Stewardship
For me, stewardship shows up most clearly in four areas:
- Relationships
- Time
- The talent and ability of our team
- Finances, equipment, and inventory
Scripture has deeply shaped this perspective. Deuteronomy 8:17–18 reminds us that what we have is not something to cling to, it’s a gift to steward. This organization does not belong to me. It’s entrusted to us for a purpose beyond ourselves.
Stewarding Time: Our Most Precious Resource
Peter Drucker once said:
“Effective executives, in my observation, do not start with their tasks. They start with their time.”
We’re all given the same 24 hours each day. How we invest them influences everything else. The question isn’t whether we should steward our time well, it’s whether we will.
Donald Whitney puts it powerfully:
“If people threw away their money as thoughtlessly as they throw away their time, we would think them insane… Time is infinitely more precious than money because money can’t buy time.”
Time matters because life is finite. The way we use our time carries eternal significance.
That’s why I try to live by a simple principle: “Work when you work. Play when you play.” At any given moment, we should fully inhabit the task at hand, present, focused, and grateful for the gift of time (Psalm 90:12; Ecclesiastes 3:1).
Business Stewardship as the True Measure of Success
Mark Batterson says it best:
“In the grand scheme of things, success is stewardship, and stewardship is success. Success is doing the best you can with what you have where you are.”
That idea raises important questions for me as a leader:
- How would our business decisions change if our primary goal was to help our city flourish?
- How can we steward Get Simple Box’s resources and influence to advance peace, stability, and opportunity in our communities?
- What steps can we take this month to ensure our success points to something greater than personal achievement?
Stewardship requires a long-term perspective. It’s not just about today, it’s about generations. Our decisions affect employees, customers, families, and communities for years to come.
But stewardship isn’t just intention, it’s execution. It requires systems, processes, measurable goals, and accountability. It requires empowering our team, equipping them to succeed, and creating a culture where others can lead well, even beyond us.
True success includes succession.
As Batterson also reminds us:
“Goal setting is good stewardship. Instead of living by default, goals help us live by design.”
Business Stewardship at Get Simple Box
At Get Simple Box, stewardship shows up in how we treat people, how we develop employees, how we use resources, and how we serve customers during moments of transition in their lives.
Carey Nieuwhof once asked leaders:
“What if you looked at how you develop employees as stewardship?”
That resonates deeply with me. Our team’s talent, creativity, and effort are not assets to extract, they’re gifts to develop. When our people grow, the organization grows, and the impact multiplies.
As Craig Groeschel says:
“God has given you a life to steward, and spiritual gifts to use… so when everything else burns away, your life will count eternally.”
A Higher Calling
“When God blesses you financially,” Mark Batterson says, “don’t raise your standard of living, raise your standard of giving.”
That principle guides how I want to lead, how I want Get Simple Box to operate, and how I hope our success is ultimately measured.
I don’t carry the title of Steward because it sounds different. I carry it because it reminds me, every day, that none of this belongs to me.
And that is exactly what makes the work meaningful.
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