This is why we give up on things that break our heart because it requires change.

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

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

"How" is what kills vision and dreams. Don't ask "How" until we figure out the "What". The "How" can kill the "What".

Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible - that is just cheating. It's cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn't how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that.

Preaching on Sunday mornings is such a simple thing, and by complicating it, I think we all do ourselves and the audience a disservice. It is very simple. Here is the model: Make people feel like they need an answer to a question.

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