In leadership there are always problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. When you try to solve a tension, you create a problem.

The root of anger is the perception that something has been taken. Something is owed you, and now a debt to debtor relationship has been established.

Our fear of not mattering much has the potential to draw us away from what matters most.

The primary reason we do too much is that we have never taken the time to discover that portion of what we do that makes the biggest difference.

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.

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

Your beliefs shape your attitudes!