You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of learning: experience, which is gained from your own mistakes, and wisdom, which is learned from the mistakes of others.

No matter what our circumstances, our greatest limitation isn't the leader above us - it's the spirit within us.

It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.

When pastors ask me if their people will buy this vision, I ask them two questions: "Have they bought into your leadership?" If they haven't, don't ever try to pass on a vision. Second, "Have you processed this vision correctly?"

If you want to do something really big, do it as part of a team.

Plan and execute your first failure so that you no longer have to fear it.