God wants to be our partner throughout life. Too often we are tempted to either carry the entire load ourselves or give everything to God and do nothing. God doesn't like either strategy. Sometimes He moves before us and sometimes after us - but He doesn't move without us. Without God... we cannot. Without us... God will not.

Listen twice as much as you speak.

When a person feels encouraged, he can face the impossible and overcome incredible adversity.

Without a vision people and the church become self-centered. People start finding fault with one another and the church self-destructs.

I think passion and discipline are wonderful, complementary things.

Values hold the team together, provide stability for the team to grow upon, measure the team's performance, give direction and guidance and attract like-minded people.

Don’t tell them what you’re going to do - that’s vision. Do what you are going to do – that’s culture.