It takes a team to do anything of lasting value

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest in them? It starts with giving them time.

If you can learn to understand people how they think, what they feel, what inspires them, how they're likely to act and react in a given situation- then you can motivate and influence them in a positive way.

The only way a church is going to be relevant is to get out of its comfort zone and connect with unchurched people.

A leader who loves status quo soon becomes a follower.

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.

The law of process says — leaders develop daily, not in a day.