The leader is the organization's top strategist... systematically envisioning the future and specifically mapping out how to get there.

People won't give their best unless their leader challenges them to do so.

You can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it.

It's a huge responsibility to have influence and to steward it in a way that leads to God-honoring leadership.

Whenever you see something going well - whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world - look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.

We made a mistake. What we should have done when people crossed the line of faith and become Christians, we should have started telling people and teaching people that they have to take responsibility to become 'self feeders.' We should have gotten people, taught people, how to read their bible between service, how to do the spiritual practices much more aggressively on their own.

Effective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get really hurt. In my view, leaders must head that off before it happens.