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Can you think of anything that is ultimately more satisfying than to know that at the end of your life you fulfilled God's purpose? And He welcomes you into heaven and smiles and says, "Well done, good and faithful servant." That's the ultimate satisfaction. And you can be on the way to it now.
—Stuart Briscoe
Stuart Briscoe served as a senior pastor for 30 years, during which time his church grew from 300 to 7,000 attendees, and numerous sister churches were planted. He and his wife, Jill, also a Bible teacher, founded Telling the Truth in 1972; it has grown into an international broadcast and Internet ministry. In 2000, the couple began serving as the church’s ministers-at-large, supporting under-resourced churches and missionaries. Stuart has written more than 40 books, preached in more than 100 countries, and received a number of honorary doctorates. Learn more about Stuart Briscoe »
Leaders are neither born nor made. Leaders are summoned. They are called into existence by circumstances, and those who rise to the occasion are leaders.
—Leonard Sweet, Ph.D.
Leonard Sweet, Ph.D. is founder and president of SpiritVenture Ministries and a popular speaker at conferences around the world. He is the E. Stanley Jones professor of evangelism at Drew Theological School in New Jersey and visiting distinguished professor at George Fox University in Oregon. He’s also the author of more than 100 articles, 600 published sermons, and 30 books. The Church Report readers voted Leonard one of “The 50 Most Influential Christians in America.” Learn more about Leonard Sweet, Ph.D. »
Leadership for me is about creating space for others to flourish and live their best lives. I love setting up an environment that releases people to innovate, reimagine, and co-create together.
—Sally Morgenthaler Sally Morgenthaler has been pioneering new worship forms characterized by both cultural relevance and worship faithfulness since 1992. The author of Worship Evangelism, she has also served as a contributing author for eight books. She has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses and has been a featured speaker at numerous worship conferences. Sally, who lives in Colorado, runs SoulPix, a card company featuring her photography of the Rocky Mountains. Learn more about Sally Morgenthaler »
The good news brings us to God, and it also brings life and healing to a broken, dying and divided world. Anything less is not the gospel.
—Brenda Salter McNeil, D.Min. Rev. Brenda Salter McNeil, D.Min., is a dynamic worldwide speaker with more than 20 years of experience in the field of racial and ethnic reconciliation. In 1995, Brenda founded Overflow Ministries, Inc., a faith-based nonprofit devoted to the ministry of racial and ethnic reconciliation. She continues this work through Salter McNeil & Associates, LLC, a racial and ethnic reconciliation training, consulting, and leadership-development firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Brenda is also the author of A Credible Witness and coauthor of The Heart of Racial Justice. Learn more about Rev. Brenda Salter McNeil, D.Min. »
Sometimes [the love of God] meets us with a warm embrace…but sometimes it comes like a mighty force. And when it comes like a mighty force, it’s meant to clear the debris in our lives away.
—Bart Tarman Bart Tarman, a former chaplain of Westmont College, Young Life staff member, and associate pastor, is an ordained Presbyterian minister who holds a master’s of divinity degree. For the past six years, he’s worked with members of the U.S. House and Senate prayer groups to encourage friendships in Jesus around the world. He and his wife of 38 years, Linda, help serve as a liaison on behalf of these groups to Latin American nations. Bart has been associated with the National Prayer Breakfast for more than 30 years. Learn more about Bart Tarman »
The best counter to the harmful and alien influence that the media too often represents are face-to-face groups in which people participate in discussions of what is important to them and how to preserve it.
—Ray Oldenburg, Ph.D. Ray Oldenburg, Ph.D., is professor emeritus at the department of sociology at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Best known for writing The Great Good Place (Da Capo Press, 1999), he works as a consultant to entrepreneurs, community and urban planners, churches, and others seeking to establish great good places. Prior to Ray’s position at the University of West Florida, he taught and researched at the University of Nevada, Stout State University, and the University of Minnesota. Learn more about Ray Oldenburg, Ph.D. »
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