Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it - in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.

Leaders have two characteristics: first they are going somewhere, and second they are able to persuade other people to go with them.

Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It's very cut-and-dried. However, we judge ourselves by our intentions. Even if we do the wrong thing, if we believe our motives were good, we let ourselves off the hook. And we are often willing to do that over and over before requiring ourselves to change.

Many times when people leave churches we think it's a doctrinal issue, but most of the time it's a leadership issue.

Failure is not fatal. Only failure to get back up is.

We often wait for the resources before we make a move.

A strategy that doesn't take into account resources is doomed to failure.