“Five core functions of the church: worship, discipleship, care, service and management.”

“Do what we can, not what we can’t.”

“No one paints the battleship in the middle of the storm. Your task (pastor) is just to get us through the storm.”

“We at Pinnacle have been talking about adaptive change for a long, long time, and in some ways, it’s been a hard sell.” —Mark Tidsworth

“Preach your scars; never preach your open wounds.”

“I’m finding that new opportunities for conflict are presenting themselves.”

“To look after oneself means to look after both of us.”

“Any preacher can preach without notes.”

“If you’re going to be a prophetic preacher, you’re going to need a lifetime contract with U-Haul.”

“We have to prune the vines back to the trellis . . . the trellis provides structure for the grape to grow well.”

“Detach daily; withdraw weekly; abandon annually.”

“Disruption leads us to . . . try a new perspective.”