Craig Groeschel
American author, speaker, and the founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.
Don't let the rules of man stop you from following God. When he gives it to you, go with it.
When our churches look inward instead of outward, we're basically saying to nonbelievers, "You can just go to hell."
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?"
Let God turn fear into faith. Instead of becoming a hesitant leader, ask God to make you bold and aggressive.
As God blesses your ministry with it, remember that those without it tend to criticize those with it, especially when you do things differently.
If there is any group in the world that should be motivated to make improvements, reflecting God's creative nature, it should be Christians.
Passion creates motivation, which leads to innovation.
The it-rich are those who have chosen to face their fears rather than live with regrets.
Seek God. Hear from God. Receive his vision. Let it overwhelm you. Consume you. Burden you. Tell the vision. Cast the vision. Communicate the vision. And watch it spread.
Sometimes the fruit of your steps of faith is measured not so much by what God does through you as by what God does in you.