When we look at the life of Jesus, we see that He didn’t draw large crowds for the sake of counting heads or logging attendance. He never gauged effectiveness by nickels and noses. Therefore, the goal of the church should not be to build a megachurch. The end goal is to build a healthy church with mature believers.

While churches are looking for decisions, Jesus is looking for disciples.

At times, I wonder why the church has so little influence on the world….that it is because the world has so much influence on the church

When discipline leaves a church, Christ goes with it.

Your success as a disciple of Christ is not something you do; it is someone you disciple to also become a disciple-maker.

A pastor from another church approached me and said, “Well, you got to remember one thing: Don’t become friends with those you minister to. Staff are employees and you just want to keep a professional relationship.” This left me in a dilemma.