God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.

..the best strategy for giving is a two-fold approach: a basic plan combined with a willingness to consider spontaneous giving when unique opportunities arise.

Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.

Systems provides the necessary predictability, which continuous increase demands for

It goes a long way towards answering the critics on a number of counts. It shows we're planning for the long-term future and the owners aren't just in it for a quick buck.

That's the key. Nobody's planning on decreasing. It's an interesting market, definitely an employee market. Wages need to come up a little bit to attract talent.