"..the best strategy for giving is a two-fold approach: a basic plan combined with a willingness to consider spontaneous giving when unique opportunities arise."
- Andy Stanley
"As a leader it is your job to protect the missional integrity of the Jesus gathering to which you have been called. It is your responsibility to see to it that the church under your care continues as ..."
"Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth."
"Greed is supported by an endless cast of what-ifs. Greedy people can never have enough to satisfy the need they feel in light of every conceivable eventuality."
"If you decide that what God is asking you to do with your life is just too much on you and is just a little too inconvenient, then you will never see the miracles he has for you."
"...often, stepping outside your comfort zone is not careless irresponsibility, but a necessary act of obedience."
"Whenever pastors assume people in their congregation know certain things, they miss opportunities to teach. If a pastor makes assumptions year after year, then a whole generation has never heard [that..."
"Theology isn't what drove them to their...theology." author writes on dealing with the embittering experience of those who protect a wounded place with abstract arguments."
"But in the areas that matter most, a burst of energy and activity cannot reverse the consequences that accompany a season of neglect."
"We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures."