Craig Groeschel
American author, speaker, and the founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.
When our churches look inward instead of outward, we're basically saying to nonbelievers, "You can just go to hell."
Get out of the boat. Face your fears. Fail. Learn. Adjust. Try again. And watch God do more than you can imagine.
Those without it can be two-faced. Those with it are true-faced. There is no substitute for being transparent and real. The more real we are, the more likely we'll experience it.
Your greatest ministry innovation could come from your greatest limitation - if you have a sincere passion to reach and care for people.
To have it, we have to care about those who are far from God.
When two parties compete, one loses. That's why in ministry, those who have it don't compete with one another; they work to complete one another.
The spark of passion ignites the fuel for innovation.
Those with it recognize that God brings it. It is not found in the things the eye can see.
Failing often can help a ministry experience it. Being overly cautious can kill it.
What obstacle are you facing? Ask God for breakthrough thinking. Don't think about small changes. Think radically.
Without-it ministries can be filled with very sincere Bible-believing Christians; unfortunately, they're simply more concerned about themselves than the lost.
Don't get tricked into trusting your spiritual bells and whistles or you might become too slick, lose your edge, then lose it.
Here are a few questions to stir your vision: Why does your organization exist? What can your organization be the best in the world at? If you could do only one thing, what would it be? If you left your organization tomorrow, what would you hope would continue forever? What breaks your heart, keeps you awake at night, wrecks you?
Don't let the rules of man stop you from following God. When he gives it to you, go with it.
I believe that God makes it available to anyone who wants it. I believe he wants to give it to you and your ministry.
When you increase your focus, you decrease your options. Good things are not necessarily God things.
With-it ministries are filled with people so passionate, they're driven to become innovative. They create opportunities.
Be careful not to blame yourself if someone rejects Christ. If you do, you might be tempted to take credit when someone accepts him.
Don't put your faith in the innovations. Keep your faith in Christ.
Instead of saying, "It will never work," with-it people say, "What if this does work?"