Big 5

• Some rules are put in place to protect the weak—love the weak.
• Some rules are put in place to provide a minimum/maximum expectation—don’t live on the line all the time.
• Be ready to change—every institution is different.
• Understanding the why of a rule makes it easier to follow and is helpful for appeals, exceptions, and changes.
• Balance: too many rules loses the individual and his heart; too few rules loses the culture and structure of the institution.

Little 5

• They’re little; don’t let them bother you.
• Looser rules does not equal liberal.
• Stricter rules does not equal spiritual.
• Ask leaders the why of rules, not your peers.
• Try not to get rules named after you.