Quotes about Ministry

I think you could say every pastor is writing this book [ Max on Life]; for many it just never gets published.

When I gave my life to the Lord, I thought I'd be a preacher.

I felt the hand and the call of God in my life that I would be doing ministry and trying to serve Him the best that I could.

George Scherter, a minister of Salzburg, was apprehended and committed to prison for instructing his flock in the knowledge of the Gospel.

Considering myself called of my God to instruct the ignorant, comfort the sorrowful, confirm the weak, and rebuke the proud; by tongue and lively voice in these corrupt days rather than to compose books for the age to come, seeing that so much is written, and yet so little well observed, I decree to contain myself within the bounds of that vocation whereunto I found myself especially called.

God-confidence comes as the Holy Spirit works in us. As we pray and when we make choices that honor God, the Holy Spirit fills us with His power for ministry. When we are filled with God's goodness, we are confidently and effectively able to share His love and joy. As women of prayer open to the transforming touch of the Holy Spirit, we will find his divine life in us overflowing into the lives of others.

But this could be interpreted primarily in terms of the ministry of word and sacrament, in accordance with the previous models of the Church, rather than in terms of caritative service.

Ministry burnout is a real problem because it's never-ending.

We all have the opportunity to share the gospel and we should - that's what we were called to do.

Billy Graham isn't about politics - Billy Graham is about God.

I am just one of many thousands called to be an evangelist.

Daniel Kolenda is an outstanding preacher with a message of salvation. He knows how to throw the net out, and he knows how to pull it back in. Many people are coming to salvation as a result of it.