- Humor is seasoning, not the main course.
- Lone wolves get weird.
- Trust your spouse.
- Protect your voice.
- College-aged sermons are lost on elementary level minds.
- The more complicated your sermon, the less impact it will have.
- Emulate, don’t imitate.
- Real-life illustrations are better than Reader’s Digest stories.
- A walk in the woods may do more for your message than quoting a Bible commentary.
- An ethical spirit is more important than aptitude.
- Don’t be co-opted by a duplicitous colleague.
- Never be afraid of doing the right thing.
- In competitive play, be lighthearted, not fierce.
- Make every trip educational.
- Treat everything thing you see, hear or read in the news media with healthy skepticism.
- Never abandon your theme.
- Under a microscope, everyone is ugly.
- Learn the difference between a preference and a conviction.
- Your ego may be your number one enemy.
- Only the pastor, not assistants, should define and enforce church polity.
- Keep your preaching from becoming haranguing.
- Do not empower people without giving them specific parameters.
- Finish strong.
- All programs have expiration dates.
- Always activate your word editor in public.
- Sermons are like recipes: good ones are worth repeating.
- Only full transparency makes your mentor’s advice valid.
- Occasionally, ask yourself if you would do what you do if you were not getting paid.
- Selfish leadership exploits people.
- The antithesis of gratitude is greed.