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.

If you want to know what Jesus meant by what Jesus said, pay attention to that Jesus did.

When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.

People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.

We ask our volunteers, "Do you work here?" They say, "Not yet."

If you capture someone's heart, you will eventually get his hands and feet as well.

We want time in with our kids not time out.