If those who hold influence over others fail to lead toward the spiritual uplands, then surely the path to the lowlands will be well worn.

If you would rather pick a fight than solve a problem, do not consider leading the church

If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.

People of vision gauge decisions on the future; the story of the past cannot be rewritten.

Spirituality is not easy to define, but you can tell when it is present. It is the fragrance of the garden of the Lord, the power to change the atmosphere around you, the influence that makes Christ real to others.

A leader is only able to lead others because he disciplines himself. The person who does not know how to bow to discipline imposed from without, who does not know how to obey, will not make a good leader-nor will the one who has not learned to impose discipline within his own life. Those who scorn scripturally or legally constituted authority, or rebel against it, rarely qualify for high leadership positions.

True leaders must be willing to suffer for the sake of objectives great enough to demand their wholehearted obedience.