Quotes about Engagement

Belief followed by strategy and culture moves people to community.

In essence, we cannot hope to engage the age of outrage unless we are properly devoted to the habit of prayer. Without it, we will inevitably succumb to the temptations and pressures that give rise to outrage rather than proclaim the victory and peace of Christ.

Missional churches act faithfully and intentionally wherever God gives them opportunity.

Every church and believer must ask: What are we known for in the community? What do we represent?

You can't hate people and engage them with the gospel at the same time. You can't war with people and show the love of Jesus. You can't be both outraged and on mission.

No longer representative of the dominant culture, Christians need to rethink the way we understand cultural engagement, mission, and evangelism in a newly post-Christian society.

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.

Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only.

It might be more worthwhile if we stopped wringing our hands and started ringing our congressmen.

Eyeball to eyeball.

My body is here, but my mind has already teed off.

The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.