Without a vision our community will perish without Christ, but without a vision the church will perish as well.

You will become on the outside, what you believe on the inside.

Leadership is influence.

The rallying call to people is to give them hope. When you have hope, that's huge.

Great leaders understand that the right attitude will set the right atmosphere, which enables the right response from others.

Look behind you: What have you learned? Look around you: What is happening to others? Look above you: What does God expect of you? Look besides you: What resources are available to you?

By far the hardest decision I've had to manage [was about my health]. Because I had 51 years of doing it wrong.