Take the time necessary Take the time necessary to think a problem to think a problem

through, but when the through, but when the time for action arrives, time for action arrives,

stop thinking and move.stop thinking and move.You should plan your You should plan your work and work your plan.work and work your plan.

Courage is Courage is rooted in passion.rooted in passion.

Great groups are Great groups are engaged in holy wars.engaged in holy wars.

Leaders for great Leaders for great groups recruit people groups recruit people for crusades, not jobs.for crusades, not jobs.

Risks must be taken Risks must be taken because the greatest because the greatest

hazard in life is risking hazard in life is risking nothing. The person nothing. The person

who risks nothing has who risks nothing has nothing, does nothing, nothing, does nothing,

becomes nothing.becomes nothing.

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Without credible Without credible clear clear

communication, communication, and lots of it, the and lots of it, the hearts and minds hearts and minds of followers are of followers are

never captured. It never captured. It is almost is almost

impossible to over impossible to over communicate.communicate.

There are too many There are too many ideas competing ideas competing for our attention.for our attention.

Hearing something Hearing something once doesn’t answer once doesn’t answer all the questions. all the questions.

The 1-3-5 The 1-3-5 ParadigmParadigmWhat are your What are your

one year goals? one year goals?What do you want to What do you want to accomplish in three accomplish in three years?years?

Where do you plan to Where do you plan to be in five years? be in five years?

You must learn to think You must learn to think in leaps and not tweaks. in leaps and not tweaks.

Change isn’t a Change isn’t a destination, it’s a never-destination, it’s a never-ending process.ending process.

You must build change You must build change into the DNA of your into the DNA of your church.church.

How to be How to be CreativeCreative

Come up with a list of Come up with a list of ten possible solutions. ten possible solutions.

Work through the list Work through the list for the best idea. for the best idea.

It takes time to be It takes time to be creative.creative.

5 Coping 5 Coping MechanismsMechanisms

1. 1. Hold OutHold Out – hope – hope the past returns.the past returns.

2. 2. Keep OutKeep Out – hunker – hunker in the bunker. in the bunker.

3. 3. Move OutMove Out – relocate – relocate and hide in nostalgia.and hide in nostalgia.

Change brings Change brings conflict. Don’t conflict. Don’t allow conflict allow conflict to become a to become a controlling fear.controlling fear.