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“You get to decide where your time goes. You can either spend it moving forward, or you can spend it putting out fires. You decide. And if you don't decide, others will decide for you.”
― Tony Morgan

“If we do not plan, I believe we do not honor God. This is an issue of stewardship.”
― Tony Morgan, Developing a Theology of Planning

“The toughest choices are not between good and bad. The most difficult decisions are when a leader must decide between better and best. This must be done carefully and warrants a period of research, prayer, and evaluation.”
― Tony Morgan, Developing a Theology of Planning

“Luke 14:28–30:”
― Tony Morgan, The Unstuck Church: Equipping Churches to Experience Sustained Health

“Even though Solomon was the wisest man in the world, he understood the value of receiving advice from others. For example, in Proverbs Solomon offered: “Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more” (9:9). “Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers” (11:14). “Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others” (12:15). “Plans go wrong for the lack of advice; many advisers bring success” (15:22). “Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life” (19:20). “Plans succeed through good counsel; don’t go to war without wise advice” (20:18).”
― Tony Morgan, Developing a Theology of Planning

“In healthy multisite structures, the campus pastor has authority and the ministry leader/champion has influence.”
― Tony Morgan, 7 Warning Signs Your Church Has Ministry Silos: Triggers and Symptoms of a Divided House

“The Capacity of Your Team Will Determine the Potential Impact of Your Ministry”
― Tony Morgan, Take the Lid Off Your Church: 6 Steps to Building a Healthy Senior Leadership Team

“How do you build trust? Through relationships, good decision making, consistency, and leadership.”
― Tony Morgan, Take the Lid Off Your Church: 6 Steps to Building a Healthy Senior Leadership Team

“The voice of God never contradicts Scripture. God never tells us to do something that is different from what he’s already expressed through his Word. Though I know God uses prayer, promptings, circumstances, other people, etc., to get our attention and to point us in a new direction, he never tells us to move down a path that’s contrary to his plan communicated through the Bible.”
― Tony Morgan, Developing a Theology of Planning

“it’s possible to do the work of God without doing the work God has called you to do.”
― Tony Morgan, The Unstuck Church: Equipping Churches to Experience Sustained Health

“Your ability to reach students today is an indicator of your ability to reach your community a few years from now. Measure the percent of students in attendance as if your future depends on it. (Because it does!) And when your student ministry staff discovers a method that works, make sure your adult ministry staff knows about it so they can prepare for a coming shift in their ministries.”
― Tony Morgan, Vital Signs: Meaningful Metrics That Keep a Pulse on Your Church's Health

“Hope is not a strategy.” The same broken plan with more hope will never produce a bigger impact.”
― Tony Morgan, Developing a Theology of Planning

“The truth is, hope is a terrible strategy to grow, develop, and multiply what God has entrusted to us as leaders. Too much is at stake. This is why developing a theology of planning is critical to ensure life change continues to be a natural byproduct of the decisions we make, buildings we build, and ministry investments we allocate.”
― Tony Morgan, Developing a Theology of Planning