I grew up in the home of a pastor, and my earliest memory is that God really had a plan for my life and that I was special - this is really weird - but I felt that.

Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you've been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction.

If you can raise up leaders, you will always have followers, but if you can't raise up leaders, you will only have followers.

There is a world of difference between a person who has a big problem and a person who makes a problem big.

The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.

The church will not stay the same. It will either blossom because someone understands the season the church is in, or it will wither very quickly.

Reaching the top is a monumental achievement, but remaining there may be the most spectacular feat of all.