Reminders for gathering with the Church: The music isn’t about our preferred style, it’s about worshipping Jesus. The sermon isn’t about entertaining us, it’s about learning the Bible. In fact, it’s not about us at all, it’s all about the Him. Church is better that way.

Just like physical stretching prepares the body for peak performance, stretching our minds and hearts prepares us to optimize our lives. When we adopt a growth mindset and push past our limits, we grow in our physical and mental capabilities. But we must also allow the work of

Corporate worship is designed to take the eyes of your heart off of the pleasures of this world and onto the glory of your Savior and the blessings of his grace.

Personal sin never stays personal. It always affects other people.

Tip4Today C-Suite Wisdom:Mission Drift “Obstacles, adversity, lightning bolts, even success…whatever you want to call them, they all can cause mission drift.” -Legacy Builder Every leader experiences mission drift, but recognizing it & re-prioritizing will course correct!

It's shocking how fast things can change for us. We tend to bump around in life, thinking that things will stay the same, thinking that our little plan for life is what will happen. But God often has a very different plan for us than we would have had for ourselves.

Most teens want more from youth ministry than just pizza, games, & pep talks. Many of them realize those things won’t sustain them when their faith is challenged by the world, suffering, or cultural pressures. Don’t be afraid to take ministry to the deep end—they can handle it.

When your opinions contradict the Bible—stick with the Bible.

How to prepare for church: -pray -read the Bible -sing worship songs -point folks to Jesus -serve others Don’t wait to get to a building. Do those things before the service & continue afterwards. Church isn’t an event, it’s a lifestyle. Prepare for church by being the church!

God’s best gift is not a comfortable life. No, his best gift is the gift of himself.

If I am ever going to worship and serve God, I need to be rescued by grace from the worship and service of myself.

After preaching his sermon, the minister should feel like the smallest person in the room; utterly unworthy. If he feels anything else, he’s lost the plot. —Sinclair Ferguson

Underrated life skill: Listening without waiting to talk. You’ll be shocked how much people tell you—if you actually let them finish. What folks want isn’t advice. It’s your attention. You don’t win people over with your story. You win them over by letting them finish theirs.

Nick Saban on Leadership. “Leadership is about helping somebody else for their benefit, not yours.” - Nick Saban True leadership isn’t about power. It’s about lifting others up and putting the team first. Lead for impact.

Leadership. Team captain. Assistant coach. Head coach. Anyone who wants to lead!

If you remember Barry Sanders, you’re welcome. If you don’t, get educated.

Lukewarm Christianity has become so normal that Biblical Christianity seems radical.