Grow

What advice do you have for the emerging generation of church leaders as they attempt to reach the culture for Christ?

1. Be point people, but don't abandon tradition. Creativity will always fail if it ignores tradition.

2. Don't imitate; innovate.

3. Don't compete. See all positive Christian ministries as your ministry.

4. Don't let eschatology stifle your long-term thinking.

5. Be beautiful. If I had one prayer, it would be that in seventy-five or one hundred years, Christianity would become known by the love of the followers of Christ.

6. Remember you're in a mission age, and that's never going to change.

7. Focus on the remnant.

8. Don't try to win the whole world to Christ. Just witness to the whole world for Christ. 

Paraphrased from a report of interview with Robert Schuller.