2. Take the time necessary to think a problem through, but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and move. You should plan your work and work your plan.

6. Courage is rooted in passion. Courage is rooted in passion. Great groups are engaged in holy wars. Great groups are engaged in holy wars. Leaders for great groups recruit people for crusades, not jobs. Leaders for great groups recruit people for crusades, not jobs.

7. Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is risking nothing. The person who risks nothing has nothing, does nothing, becomes nothing.

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10. Without credible clear communication, and lots of it, the hearts and minds of followers are never captured. It is almost impossible to over communicate.

11. There are too many ideas competing for our attention. There are too many ideas competing for our attention. Hearing something once doesnt answer all the questions. Hearing something once doesnt answer all the questions.

13. The 1-3-5 Paradigm What are your one year goals? What are your one year goals? What do you want to accomplish in three years? What do you want to accomplish in three years? Where do you plan to be in five years? Where do you plan to be in five years?

15. You must learn to think in leaps and not tweaks. You must learn to think in leaps and not tweaks. Change isnt a destination, its a never-ending process. Change isnt a destination, its a never-ending process. You must build change into the DNA of your church. You must build change into the DNA of your church.

17. How to be Creative Come up with a list of ten possible solutions. Come up with a list of ten possible solutions. Work through the list for the best idea. Work through the list for the best idea. It takes time to be creative. It takes time to be creative.

19. 5 Coping Mechanisms 1. Hold Out – hope the past returns. 1. Hold Out – hope the past returns. 2. Keep Out – hunker in the bunker. 2. Keep Out – hunker in the bunker. 3. Move Out – relocate and hide in nostalgia. 3. Move Out – relocate and hide in nostalgia.

22. Change brings conflict. Dont allow conflict to become a controlling fear.