We have been created for God and by God to transform the world around us.

God is able to take the mess of our past and turn it into a message. He takes the trials and tests and turns them into a testimony.

We want to change the world, but we aren't willing to change ourselves.

A pair of skinny jeans and a tattoo does not make you a leader.

It's impossible to get to the end if you quit in the middle.

The biblical model is that God deliberately chooses imperfect vessels - those who have been wounded, those with physical or emotional limitations. Then he prepares them to serve and sends them out with their weakness still evident, so that his strength can be made perfect in that weakness.

A commitment to growth is a commitment to risk, courage, faith, strength, hope, and a willingness to make mistakes, get back up and try again.