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.

One of the exciting things about being a believer is watching God unveil His plan for our lives.

The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.

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.

Whenever there is fear, there is opportunity. When there is great fear, there is great opportunity.

The issue is: how do you engage the audience? And one of the things I talk to our communicators about is: The outline is great; the stories are great. But how do you engage them? How do you make it feel like we are on a journey, not you are just up there giving me information.

Why create churches for 50-year-olds and let culture have the students?