A missional church is a church that must live the dialectic. It must stay in the journey.
I found out the hard way that if we don't disciple people, the culture sure will.
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.
Truth is narrow, but grace is wide.
Go among the people. Don't assume you know what church looks like.
Real leaders ask hard questions and knock people out of their comfort zones and then manage the resulting distress.