Quotes about Church

The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is the regular secular mantra if churchgoing declines. I could take you to plenty of churches that are full to bursting and new churches being built.

Since politics fundamentally should be a moral enterprise, the church in this sense has something to say about politics.

Far more books get written about how to get more people in your church than how to get the people already in your church to have more humility and sincere love.

I really learned to sing in church, I think, really with emotion.

I do think that a minister who can preach a sermon without addressing sinners does not know how to preach.

Apologetics has an important place in the local church as we seek to influence our communities for Christ in an increasingly skeptical culture.

I played at my church every once in a while, but that's not a good gauge, because everybody loves you at your church.

The call of the gospel is for the church to implement the victory of God in the world through suffering love.

Nothing neutralizes the redemptive potential of a church faster than trying to be all things to all people. It is impossible for any one church to do it all.

Can I come right out and say it? It's time for church leaders to really lead.

Are we caring for our volunteers properly? Are we providing the right training? Is there a better way we could recruit? What are the faithful volunteers in our church actually experiencing? Are they growing spiritually? Do they feel like an integral part of a team?

Whatever the capacity for human suffering, the church has a greater capacity for healing and wholeness.