Quotes about Ministry
If any man will preach as he should preach, his work will take more out of him than any other labor under heaven.
- Charles Spurgeon
Opposition is an inevitable reality of pastoral life.
- John Ortberg
Oral Roberts was a man of God and a great friend in ministry. I loved him as a brother.
- Billy Graham
I just think overall there's not as many female ministers than there are male ministers.
- Joyce Meyer
Many ministers are more the church's institutional managers than its theological guides; correspondingly, many read more management ("leadership") books than they do works of academic theology.
- Miroslav Volf
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family or other resources. The office of deacon was instituted initially to address this pressing need.
- Carolyn Custis James
Jesus' final act of public ministry was to address the needs of a widow, his own mother, whose eldest son was dying before her very eyes.
- Carolyn Custis James
We do not need answers or formulas to minister in crisis.
- John Ortberg
My main goal is still for the books to minister in some way, to teach a spiritual truth, to enlighten people.
- Frank Peretti
I want to use what God has done in my life to comfort me and to minister to people.
- Jeremy Camp
It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry.
- John Piper
From the beginning, this has been a faith-based ministry.
- David Wilkerson