In order to reclaim the joy and passion of leadership, we must walk the valley of the shadow of death and name the cost of leadership.

A leader - whether in the home, church, business, community, or government - has authority due to her role, but her positional power will not bring about good for individuals or organizations unless it is backed up by the capital of character.

Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done.

Buzyness, however, is moral laziness because it involves refusing to live with courage and intentionality.

In order to reclaim the joy and passion of leadership, we must walk the valley of the shadow of death and name the cost of leadership.

The cost for the recipient of God’s grace is nothing, and no price could be higher for arrogant people to pay.

It is God's design to use reluctant servants to usher in glory.