A church must grow larger and smaller at the same time. Larger through worship and smaller through small groups.

People aren't things to be molded; they are lives to be unfolded. And that's what true leaders do. They unfold the lives of others and help them reach their God-given potential.

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.

What surprises me most about God is that the creator of the universe should want a relationship with me.

Small churches become more effective when they specialize in what they do best.

In the end we must be merciful to the fallen, show grace to struggling, and be patient with the doubting. But when God's Word is clear we must not-and we cannot-back up, back off, back down, back out, or backslide from the truth.

Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it.