Invitation is not only a step in bringing people together, it is also a fundamental way of being in a community. It manifests the willingness to live in a collaborative way. This means that a future can be created without having to force or sell it or barter for it. When we believe that barter or subtle coercion is necessary, we are operating out of a context of scarcity and self-interest, the core currencies of the economist.

Ones vision is not a road map but a compass.

As long as we wish for safety, we will have difficulty pursuing what matters.

The task of leadership is to be intentional about the way we group people and the questions that we engage them in.

The shift in the world begins with a shift in our thinking. Shifting our thinking does not change the world, but it creates a condition where the shift in the world becomes possible.

We must act as if our institutions are ours to create, our learning is ours to define, our leadership we seek is ours to become.

Anecdotes, personal stories, reminiscences, like biblical parables, are the medium through which faith is restored. Stories are a form of poetry, and give us a saving image to personally relate to.