What I wish I would have known...

When I started.

1.  You'll have wins and losses.  Celebrate the wins and learn from the losses.

2.  Not everyone who started with you will finish with you.  I have a friend who told me that not "everyone who is with you will stay with you."  So True!

3.  You need to go to church conferences.  Often.  They inspire your heart and connect you with like minded leaders.

4.  Connect with someone who is ahead of you and someone who is behind you in the journey.  My greatest resources are my friends.

5.  If it isn't working there is a reason and it's usually the leader.

6.  Take time for your family.  Lot's of it.  Your children will spell love "T.I.M.E."

7.  Don't let problems linger.  If you delay they will decay.  Problems don't get resolved on their own.  Address them as they come.

8.  You will have problems.

9.  People have real life problems and their only hope is Jesus  Christ.

10.  Doing ministry is and can be fun.  Learn to enjoy it!