The grander the vision the greater the price tag.

God is looking for women and men who are full on for Him... people who have abandoned their own program and are just looking for how they can use their unique talents and abilities to further God's activities and programs in this world. These are the people God will tap on the shoulder and say, “Come with me and we're going to do something great in your lifetime. Come, we're going to do this together.

The real deal is always going to win in the end.

It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person's lead.

More than anything, people want the reality of the discussion at hand. If what is going on in that building is the real thing, if the transforming love and power of Jesus Christ is being experienced, you can sit on a metal folding chair or in a plush theater seat.

The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It's the presence of a reconciling spirit.

If it's the last thing I do, I will give every ounce of the rest of my life to helping leaders and churches get better.