"Our root problem is that we have exchanged God’s definition of success for our own."

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"Success is being faithful with what we have."

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"Don’t be afraid to ask for guidance from some leaders who have gone ahead of you. Many are more than willing to invest their time and energy into you and your leadership potential."

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"Ministry can be a roller coaster of emotions."

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"Pastors and ministry leaders ought to model a way of life and a level of integrity worthy of being followed."

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"We cannot keep the church unified by shying away from conflict."

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"For a church to be effective, Jesus must be at the center of it."

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"Faith is doing what God has called us to do even when we are scared."

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"The truth is, leaders set culture by design or by default."

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"An amazing sense of freedom comes with becoming secure in our own skin, secure in who we are, and secure in what God has called us to be and do."

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"We must stop using people to get ministry done. People are our ministry."

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"All of us forget that what we do echoes into eternity. We all need a reminder."

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"People are attracted to love. Love never goes out of style, and it never becomes irrelevant."

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"Jesus taught the crowds, but he invested in leaders."

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"Realigning ourselves with Jesus and not our own efforts should be the measure of our success."

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All quotes are from Shawn Lovejoy in his book: The Measure of Our Success: An Impassioned Plea to Pastors. You can purchase his book here.