It was in the mid-70's, '74 or '75 I started doing leadership conferences for pastors and in '79 I wrote my first book "Think On These Things".

Leaders are not born; I believe they are made.

Developing coaches (leaders of leaders) may be the single most overlooked yet vital task in spreading a missional movement.

Neil Cole wryly notes, "If you can't reproduce disciples, you can't reproduce leaders. If you can't reproduce leaders, you can't reproduce churches. If you can't reproduce churches, you can't reproduce movements."

I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it.

If you want to grow, find men who provoke you.

Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.

God uses prisons to train people for future roles of leadership or martyrdom.