Divine direction begins with unconditional submission.

T-shirts create a sense of "We". Food says, "We don't mind spending money on you."

Our culture highlights all the trouble, all the drama, all the affairs and all the junk. Do not believe for a minute that any of that reflects reality. That does not have to be your future. The handwriting is not written on the wall.

There is an inexorable correlation between leadership and change.

Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you.

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?

The goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it.