Quotes from Jeff Henderson

Attempt something so great for God that it is doomed to fail unless God is in it, and you're in it as well.

Fundraising requires looking someone eye-to-eye and say, "Will you help me" and don't say another thing. Just listen to them.

1.?What do we want to be known FOR? 2.?What are we known FOR?

Nothing will cost you more in life than a predetermined belief that things aren't going to work out.

Truett was more interested in the business growing people than he was in people growing the business. And that's exactly how his business grew. When you are FOR the people in and around your business, the people in and around your business become FOR you.

The best gift you can give your customers, your team, and your community is an inspired, rejuvenated, fully alive you.

A brand is no longer what it tells consumers it is—it is what consumers tell each other it is.

All of that leads me to this: In order to ensure consistent growth, the goal of everyone in the organization should be to make the answers to "What do we want to be known FOR?" and "What are we known FOR?" match. This is also the most important challenge for any leader.

The international sign to know if someone needs encouraging," Truett said, "is if they are breathing. If they're breathing, they need encouraging.

The number one question customers are asking about a business is, 'Do they care about me?

Listen more than you talk.

If we're not careful we spiritualize laziness.

Charitable giving in the United States has remained at 2% of GDP since 1970.

Talent matters. Systems matter. Strategies matter. We can't just bring nice people together and think we're going to solve the world's problems.

At what point did we begin to think excellence is offensive to God?

I eat "NOs" for breakfast.

Who is in your life asking you the tough questions?

I truly feel that food is a celebration of life. It's the most important, most valuable gift that God gave humans.

Excellence is a signal to God that we are going to dig our ditches but if You don't make it rain, all of this is a waste of time.

I love everybody but I don't have to hire everybody.

I want you to be a connoisseur of great questions? Here's one - what would we do if we had no money?

Non-profits find the very best Who and put them on their Boards because they don't want to pay them.

Asking for money is better over coffee than over a computer.

The people you listen to are a preview of the future you.