Randomness

• In light of my previous posts, I think holiness should first be about humility. What do you call it when the character of Christ is absent: dead religion.
• Why do so many consider church attendance to be the main factor in successful ministry? Mormons, JW's and Muslims all grow huge congregations. It takes more sincerity to be willing to stay small in order to stay authentic.
• I'm not saying we should be content with small, just don't think that the bigger the group that attends your church, the bigger God's blessings.
• To whom much is given, much is required......so if you've got a lot of money, you are accountable for how you spend it. And doubly so if you are a pastor. 
• The real measure of a man's character is not adversity, but success. Can you handle it without becoming arrogant?
• My highest aim is to be like Jesus. He was rejected by the masses, why should I think myself different?
• Loneliness is a calling from God. Embrace it and you will embrace Him.
• Why do these two things seem mutually exclusive: Ministerial integrity and promotion within an organization. The higher you go, the less you seem to remember who you are.
• I want to grow a church the right way. That means I will probably have to do it slowly. Deep relationships aren't built overnight.
• When i think about our church, I want to ask myself "Could I be won by this church if I weren't already in church?"
• I don't ever want my congregation to think "What a man of God we serve!", I want them to think, "That man knows Jesus, I can too!"