There are times before getting ready to preach, I walk around the church facility and spot different things needing to be done. Some things appear inconsequential, such as a picking up a piece of paper on the floor, or a discarding an old cup of coffee left behind. Other times there are more consequential items that need addressing.

✓ Some people say it’s the big things that matter.

Little things can be just as important as big things. Little things speak greatly of the magnitude of care and concern. Little things can create atmosphere, improve the environment, and foster a positive experience. Little things affect bigger things.

✓ It’s the extra love, effort and better ingredients that makes the difference between good food and great food.

People are more important than food. We want to do our best for God and others. They are worthy of extra attention to details and excellence.

✓ We can do better than second best.

Excellence is a mindset. It affects everything in our lives, i.e., our jobs, our homes, our ministries , our health, our finances, etc.

In business school I learned about “the broken window theory” proposed by James Q. Wilson and George Kelling in 1982. It was a theory that presented the notion that disorder and incivility within a community leads to greater crime. If you allow windows to remain broken and graffiti to not be erased, it will lead to more broken windows and graffiti and even worse.

✓ A leader sees the little things as well as the big.

A leader will teach people to give their best and not second best. Especially when it comes to the Church and the House of God. Jesus is worthy of our excellence.

Excellence means to excel in whatever we do. Excellence is being attentive to the small details as well as the big picture.

It’s amazing to see Roman roads still in excellent condition even though they were built thousands of years ago. At times, excellence is not appreciated until the lack of it affects us. Potholes are aggravating!

We recently moved to having church services remotely in a school. There are lots of items to store. We decided to use rolling color coded plastic container bins and not cheaper cardboard boxes. Seems insignificant, but this attention to detail saves time, improves efficiency and creates a sense of care, ownership and importance.

Attention to the little things leads to a mindset of excellence in all things. Leaders need to lead in excellence.

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