As your organizational authority increases, your organizational IQ decreases.
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If you're a preacher's kid, you see the church differently.
Success is an intoxicant, and intoxicated people seldom have a firm grasp on reality.
Communicators need to figure out how well do they engage people, and they should not talk one word longer than people are engaged.
As you give to fund God's needs, are you forced to trust Him to provide for yours? That's what a growing faith is about. And over the long haul, it's not enough just to commit to a percentage. Growth means reviewing your giving goals and occasionally increasing the percentage you give.