Chris Stephens: ‘The Church Needs to Be the Grace Place’
“Developing leaders takes some serious effort and time. You can’t ‘nuke’ leaders; they must be ‘Crock-Potted!’”
Tag: Candid Conversations
Ron Vietti: ‘Let People Take Precedence Over the Machine’
“True, sincere love for others can break down any walls. You don’t have to agree with the way people live to love them.”
Tim Harlow: ‘Humble Yourself Right Away’
“I’m realizing that the harder I push and the more I lead, the more their lives are changed. If I wimp out, they will, too.”
Steve Poe: ‘Trust God and Take Risks’
"Once we have prayed and know the mind of Christ, we need to stop talking about what we want to do and just go do it.”
Dan Betzer: ‘It Is Essential That People Know the Scriptures’
“I let the congregation know constantly that they are loved. They get ‘beaten up’ in the world; they don’t need it from the pulpit.”
Jim Burgen: ‘Teach the Hard Truth Because Life Is Hard’
"We are actually being hateful and destructive if we teach anything other than God’s truth."
Gregg Matte: ‘The Lack of Understanding Our Identity’
"We are so busy trying to be who we think the world wants us to be, we have forgotten who God wants us to be."
Kevin Peck: ‘The American Church Has a Profound Opportunity’
"As our culture shifts and slides on the sands of popular opinion, the Word of God makes the American church an anchor."
Bob Merritt: ‘No Leader Is Immune’
"What concerns me most is leadership failure. If a leader’s flame is out before age 50, everybody loses."
Kevin Myers: ‘The Church Is Always Vulnerable’
"The coming years could be the best chance for a national awakening in our lifetime. That excites me!"