The Rest Of Random Takeaways

Well...Church Planters is a wrap. Although my left ear is totally plugged from the flight, I'm grateful for the opportunities. Here are my remaining takeaways...

The sins you find most appalling to God are the ones you don't struggle with. Pete Wilson.

It's the church's job to create an environment where we help people discover their new name. Pete Wilson.

Are you equipping the saints or are you just building numbers? Dave Gibbons.

We impress people from afar, but impact them from up close. Dave Gibbons.

If you treated your wife like your iPhone, you'd have a great marriage. Dave Gibbons. (Ha...now that's a good one.)

What's the big deal if you only love people who are like you. Dave Gibbons.

Don't take early loses seriously. Ignore them! Rick Warren.

God grows a mushroom in six hours and an oak in sixty years. Which one are you? Rick Warren.

Determine the health of your church not on seating but on sending. Rick Warren.

Never confuse your value with your valuables. Rick Warren.

Learn humility. Remember the whales. When they get to the top and are about to blow, then they get harpooned. Rick Warren.

Stop building church and build people as when you build people God will build the church. Rick Warren.

The six phases of faith. Rick Warren.
1. Dream
2. Decision
3. Delay
4. Difficulty
5. Dead End
6. Deliverance

That's all folks. Until next time. Jed.