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

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

Here's a scary thought: What if God called you to give beyond your comfort level? Would you be afraid? Would you try to explain it away or dismiss it as impractical? And in the process, would you miss out on a harvest opportunity for which God had explicitly prospered you in the first place?

Uncertainty in a leader is always magnified in the heart of the follower.

Public loyalty results in private leverage.

When the house is on fire, don't tell me what your spiritual gift is. Just grab a hose and put out the fire.

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