Why would God send people to our church if we don't have a great dream? Why would God give a multigifted, multitalented, and multifinancially wealthy person to a church if the biggest thing you are going to do is paint the restrooms next year? That's bad stewardship.

It takes a leader to know a leader, grow a leader, and show a leader.

The ability to understand people is one of the greatest assets anyone can ever have.

If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.

The GREATEST battle you wage against FAILURE occurs on the INSIDE, not the OUTSIDE.

Of all the things a leader should fear, complacency heads the list.

Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With character, as time passes, influence builds and requires less work to sustain.