Solid team relationships (trust, respect, acceptance, courtesy, and mutual accountability) are the glue that holds the team together.

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.

No one on a cohesive team can say, Well, I did my job. Our failure isn't my fault.

If I am going to see myself clearly, I need you to hold the mirror of God's Word in front of me.

The call is to do theology in loving community with other people.

They were convinced that they had made the mistake of marrying a messed-up person; they were convinced that the other had made them do things they would not otherwise have done; and they were convinced that they had no power to make the other change, although they had tried.

Inspection means that we invite people to step over the normal boundaries of leadership relationships to look into our lives to help us see things that we would not see on our own. It means inviting fellow leaders to watch for our souls.

It is both possible and necessary that we work with wolves without joining the pack.

Blessed is he who is skilled with the sword. It will keep him from falling.

It's more important to know whom you are called to be with than what you are called to do.

The Bible isn't a book that reflects one point of view. It is a collection of books that records a conversation—even a debate—over time.

Zehr, Paul M. Biblical Criticism in the Life of the Church. Harrisonburg, VA: Herald, 1986.