You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.
Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.
The grander the vision the greater the price tag.
Whatever the capacity for human suffering, the church has a greater capacity for healing and wholeness.
Don't steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility.
I can write about prayer, you can read about prayer, but sooner or later you have to fall to your knees and just plain pray. Then, and only then, will you begin to operate in the vein of God's miracle-working ways.