We cannot avoid growing old; but we can avoid growing cold.

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch-that is, who should be listened to and when.

Leaders should leave behind them assets and a legacy.

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

We can choose to see life as a series of trials and tribulations, or we can choose to see life as an accumulation of treasures.

When trust permeates a ministry, great things are possible, not the least of which is an opportunity to reach the ministry's potential.

Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals.