As your organizational authority increases, your organizational IQ decreases.

If the Old and New Testament teach us anything, they teach us that nothing is too difficult for God. What he originates, he orchestrates.

The church should be the safest place on the planet to talk about anything, including same-sex attraction.

Creating breathing room financially may lower your standard of living but raise your quality of life.

Leaders who carry unresolved guilt are forced to hide a part of themselves from those to whom they are closest. They have a secret. They are forced to expend time and energy to ensure that no one finds them out. They know they are not completely trustworthy. Often they assume no one else is either. Guilty leaders have a difficult time trusting. Consequently, guilty leaders have a difficult time building teams.

Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.

What people pray for will tell you more than anything else whether they are locked into the vision and priorities of the church.