In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit, a capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship, we are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.

I found out the hard way that if we don't disciple people, the culture sure will.

Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.

Real leaders ask hard questions and knock people out of their comfort zones and then manage the resulting distress.

You cannot sell a Christendom approach to a post-Christian world. They are anti-Christian.

We will have to take risks, to chance failure, to be willing to walk away from the familiar paths that have brought us to this point.

Heroes are important not only because they symbolize what we believe to be important, but because they also convey universal truths about personal self-discovery and self-transcendence, one's role in society, and the relation between the two.