I have come to understand that one of the greatest lessons I have learnt in life, sometimes painfully so, is that it is my attitude that determines my life. It is not the circumstances I face in life, for I cannot choose my circumstances, but I can choose my attitude to my circumstances.

Interestingly, I have found that the Bible is not just a book about people, but it is a book about people with attitudes, and it was their attitude to their circumstances that determined their lives, for good or for bad.

And there are occasions where it may not be our own attitudes that will determine our destiny, …

“When you share with me your vision, the first question I will ask you is, ‘Who is on your leadership team?’ The success of your vision is going to be determined more by who is on your leadership team than anything else. If you have a big vision, the first thing you need to do is to start building a strong leadership team.”
John Maxwell

For buildings to stand the test of time, they need to be constructed on a strong foundation. Just as in buildings, so it is with building a strong church, the leadership team must be built on a strong foundation. More often than not it is …