14 Ways to Lead When You’re Not on Top
"Most influence within organizations comes from the middle, not from the top."
"Most influence within organizations comes from the middle, not from the top."
Hugh Halter: "If we don’t know somebody’s story we’re not going to know how to embed the gospel in a way that will make sense."
"Who you are becoming as a leader is more important than what you are doing."
“I didn’t go into the ministry to be a megachurch pastor. I went into the ministry to do something mega for God.”
Bobby Gruenewald: "None of us has arrived. We're all in the same boat: microchurches with a mega vision."
"Ending extreme poverty is possible, but it must be tackled from the bottom up—with, not for, the people affected most."
"The church is this crazy paradox to me. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to manage; yet he’s in control of it all."
“God does not want us connected only to him; he wants us connected also to one another.”
From "thresholds of violence" to "thresholds of grace": Could this social process somehow drive the mission of the church?
Ron Vietti: "People desire transparency and honesty about real life issues more than they desire deep theological enlightenment."