Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don't run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.

Every time I stand to communicate, I want to take one simple truth and lodge it in the heart of the listener. I want them to know that one thing and know what to do with it.

Acknowledging weakness doesn't make a leader less effective. On the contrary, in most cases it is simply a way of expressing that he understands what everyone else has known for some time. When you acknowledge your weaknesses to the rest of your team, it is never new information.

Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.

My hope is not in riches but in him who richly provides.

The primary reason we do too much is that we have never taken the time to discover that portion of what we do that makes the biggest difference.

When the house is on fire, don't tell me what your spiritual gift is. Just grab a hose and put out the fire.