To connect with people, be yourself, at your best.
Negative expectations are a quick route to dead-end thinking.
A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others. By John Maxwell
Point out a great strength of someone in your life today!
Many times when people leave churches we think it's a doctrinal issue, but most of the time it's a leadership issue.
You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.