Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.

Fixing things requires change and change always creates conflict. But that is why you are a leader.

When a plan or strategy fails, people are tempted to assume it was the wrong vision. Plans and strategies can always be changed and improved. But vision doesn't change. Visions are simply refined with time.

The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.

Here's a scary thought: What if God called you to give beyond your comfort level? Would you be afraid? Would you try to explain it away or dismiss it as impractical? And in the process, would you miss out on a harvest opportunity for which God had explicitly prospered you in the first place?

If you're a preacher's kid, you see the church differently.

Environments are the messages before the message.