The church’s job is to equip the saints for works of service in the world.
– Chuck Colson –
Evangelism
The Missionary Church – FB Meyer
The church which is not a missionary church will be a missing church when Jesus comes.
– FB Meyer –
Canned Discipleship – Francis Chan
We reduce discipleship to a canned program, and so many in the church end up sidelined in a spectator mentality that delegates disciple making to pastors and professionals, ministers and missionaries.
– Francis Chan –
God’s Method – EM Bounds
Men are God’s method. The church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.
– EM Bounds –
Ablaze for God – Wesley L. Duewel
It takes more than a busy church, a friendly church, or even an evangelical church to impact a community for Christ. It must be a church ablaze, led by leaders who are ablaze for God.
– Wesley L. Duewel –
Thriving vs Dying Churches – Thom S. Rainer
Thriving churches have the Great Commission as the centerpiece of their vision, while dying churches have forgotten the clear command of Christ.”
– Thom S. Rainer –
Constant renewal through fellowship with God – Andrew Murray
While others still slept, He went away to pray and to renew His strength in communion with His Father. He had need of this, otherwise He would not have been ready for the new day. The holy work of delivering souls demands constant renewal through fellowship with God.
– Andrew Murray –
Two Kinds of Preachers – Steven Lawson
There are only two kinds of preachers. Those who preach the Bible. And those who need to resign.
– Steven Lawson –
Know and Make Him Known – AW Tozer
…it is God Himself who puts it in our hearts to seek Him and makes it possible in some measure to know Him, and He is pleased with even the feeblest effort to make Him known.
– AW Tozer –