GOING SLOWLY OR STANDING STILL Be not afraid of going slowly, be only afraid of standing still. Chinese Proverb, Leadership Quotes
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THE WHOLE ENVIRONMENT I 'm amused when other agencies try to hire my people away. They'd have to "hire" the whole environment. For a flower to blossom, you need the right soil as well as…
ACTIVE SECRET OF SUCCESS The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up. Albert Schweitzer, Leadership Quotes
AVOID SKUNK SPRAY Never get into a spraying match with a skunk. Mark Hatfield, Leadership Quotes
AVOID TRUTH'S EDGE So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. Cicero, Leadership Quotes
NO NEED TO SHOUT You do not need to shout if you use the right words. Leadership Quotes
A MUGGER'S MATCH It was recently reported that a young woman from abroad was accosted by a mugger while visiting New York. As the mugger grabbed the visitor's gold chain, he pushed her. She grabbed…
CHURCH GROWTH IN NIGERIA My friend Bill Cowley told me about a congregation he knew during his mission work in Nigeria. It had been "Mother Church" to more than 30 others! "The church was a…
SINGING DURING PRAYERS Dwight L. Moody had a practical mind that never let a meeting get out of hand. Long public prayers particularly irritated him. Once he told his song leader, Sankey, "Lead us in…
WALLET CONVERSION There are three conversations necessary to eternal life: the conversation of the heart, the mind, and the wallet. The latter is the most resistant. Martin Luther
HOW TO KILL A CHURCH DON'T participate beyond tithing--let "them" handle things, THEN complain that the members have no voice in the Church. DECLINE all offices and committee appointments, THEN offer vociferous advice on how…
COMMUNITY OR COMPULSION Since chaos (in groups) is unpleasant, it is common for the members of a group in this stage to attack not only each other but also their leader. "We wouldn't be squabbling…
HOW TO HELP A CHURCH GROW DO participate beyond paying your pledge--you gladly help, THEN praise your fellow workers. ACCEPT offices and committees when asked, THEN your ideas and suggestions will be heard. IF appointed…
WRONG MOUSE The director of an office didn't know anything about computers. When a worker casually mentioned that there was a need to switch ports for the mouse, she screamed, "Mice! We have mice in…
SUCCESS BEGINS IN GIVING "Success is not rare. It is common. It is a matter of adjusting one's efforts to overcome obstacles and one's abilities to give the service needed by others... Most people think…
WHISTLER'S FURNITURE When Whistler was at the height of his artistic career, a wealthy patron purchased one of his pictures on the condition that the artist would accompany him home and help select a spot…
WHAT WE KNOW The difficulty is not that we know so much, but that we know so much that isn't so. As quoted by Ben Holden
IMPORTED PRODUCTS ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Baseball, apple pie, and Chevrolet. They're so all-American. Or are they? Better take a second look, says "Made in the USA: The Complete Guide to America's Finest Products." Sure, baseball's…
FALSE CEILING Steve Green, who sang six years with Bill and Gloria Gaither, tells about getting to know some of the work crews in the large auditoriums where their concerts were held. The Gaithers prefer…
MORE CERTAIN THAN THE STARS A pastor unexpectedly received an astronomy lesson from his teenage son. About forty-five degrees up from the horizon in the northern sky, the boy pointed to the North Star. He…
