We are always an example to those whom we are teaching and training, whether we like it or not. - Colin Marshall

But the emphasis is not on the growth of the congregation as a structure — in numbers, finances and success — but on the growth of the gospel, as it is spoken and re-spoken under the power of the Spirit.

This is our aim in people work. It involves not just ministry skills and competencies, but growth in convictions (understanding) and character (godliness).

A vida e o ministério do treinador são um modelo para o treinado – não de perfeição, mas de desejos santos em um vaso de barro.” (pp. 85)