- When God wants to do an impossible task, he takes an impossible person and crushes him.
- It is dangerous to succeed while being young. Rarely, does God give leadership that young because it takes crushing and failure first.
- It’s hardest at home. Nobody at home is applauding you. They say, “Dad, you’re fly is open.”
- It is essential to be real. If there is one realm where phoniness is personified it is leadership. What I care about is that you stay real.
- Brokenness and failure are necessary.
- My attitude is more important than my actions. Some of you are getting hard to be around, and your attitude covers all those great actions you pull off.
- As you alter the methods, don’t mess with the message.
Three Important Observations:
- With every ministry a special mercy is needed.
- In every ministry the same things must be renounced and rejected. That is, hiding shameful things, doing deceitful things, and corrupting truthful things. Guard against deception. Guard against deception.
- Through every ministry a unique style should be pursued. We don’t preach or promote ourselves (it isn’t about us). We declare Christ Jesus as Lord (it’s all about Him). We see ourselves as bond-servants for Jesus Christ.
Five Statements Worth Remembering During Your Next 50 Years of Leadership:
- Whatever you do, do more with others and less alone. It will help you become accountable.
- Whenever you do it, emphasize quality not quantity.
- Wherever you go, do it the same as if you were among those who know you the best. It will keep you from exaggerating. It will help keep your stories true. Your good friend will tell you things that others will not. They will hold you close to truth.
- Whoever may respond to your ministry, keep a level head.
- However long you lead, keep on dripping with gratitude and grace. Stay thankful. Stay gracious.
