Quotes about Ministry

He helped them to know and love God (worship), taught them to love each other (fellowship), gave them the Word so they could grow to maturity (discipleship), showed them how to serve (ministry), and sent them out to tell others (mission).

He helped them to know and love God (worship), taught them to love each other (fellowship), gave them the Word so they could grow to maturity (discipleship), showed them how to serve (ministry), and sent them out to tell others (mission). Jesus modeled a purpose-driven life

If you really desire to be used by God, you must understand a powerful truth: The very experiences that you have resented or regretted most in life — the ones you've wanted to hide and forget — are the experiences God wants to use to help others. They are your ministry!

If you give it to God, He transforms your test into a testimony, your mess into a message, and your misery into a ministry.

Jesus has not promised to build your ministry; he has promised to build his church.

If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified.

God can, has and will use anybody who is open to serving Him to convey the gospel. He will bless the efforts of His servants whether they are gifted as evangelizers or not.

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.

Preach 90% Law and 10% grace.

For church planters, the motivation is not about the romantic or heroic venture ... it is because you realize you can't not plant one.

The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.

We must school and train ourselves to deal personally with the unconverted. We must not excuse ourselves, but force ourselves to the irksome task until it becomes easy.