We always have more ideas than we can fund.
If you are a local church or non-profit, you live and die with volunteers.
If a volunteer can help us with an immediate need, we can put them in a place to make their greatest contribution.
I’ve concluded that while nobody plans to mess up their life, the problem is that a few of us plan not to. That is, we don’t put the necessary safeguards in place to ensure a happy ending.
When the house is on fire, don’t tell me what your spiritual gift is. Just grab a hose and put out the fire.
Forgiveness is simply a decision to cancel a debt.
What is your one-sentence job description?
Leadership is not always about getting things done ‘right.’ Leadership is about getting things done through other people.
The more you expect from a volunteer the more you get.
Be who you are. But be the very best communicator you can possibly be. To do that you must be willing to sacrifice what’s comfortable-what has become part of your style-for the sake of what is effective.
When you acknowledge your weaknesses to the rest of the team, it is never new information.
Success is an intoxicant, and intoxicated people seldom have a firm grasp on reality.
We ask our volunteers, “Do you work here?” They say, “Not yet.”
Resources follow vision.
There is something insincere about a man or woman who repeatedly tells God how much he or she loves Him while refusing to obey Him.
People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.
We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.
Preacher’s kids need another consistent voice in their lives over the years.
You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in your heart.
Learning never takes place while you’re talking.