The attention of the congregation is a major part of the attention that the pastor gives to his or her utterance. It's… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Many things that seem random to us, God has positioned strategically.. to intentionally bring us to divine connections. He uses situations to… — Kenneth W Griffin Copy Share Image
“Just like the way you date in relationship and become convinced before you give a partner your heart, you got to date… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“The concept of leadership is abused by people who think a person becomes a leader when he grows grey hair, put into… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
[Pope Francis] comes to that conviction [of family crisis] as a pastor, not as Brad Wilcox or Charles Murray. So he wants… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
“A “self-leader” is the positively influence you have on yourself and on others without any influence with your titles and positions. You… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
In my leadership conferences, pastors ask, "Do you have a vision for my church?" Many times they want me to give them… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
But then the pastors and men of God can only be human,--cannot altogether be men of God; and so they have oppressed… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
We also want to invest in the next generation of filmmakers. There have been hundreds of these filmmakers that have called us… — Alex Kendrick Copy Share Image
Fortune has dealt with me rather too well. I have known little struggle, not much poverty, many generosities. Now and then I… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
When you go to a church and you see the pastor of that church with a philosophy and a program that's designed… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
What was it, he wondered for the hundredth time, that enabled Pastor Harris to hear the answers in his heart? What did… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I put a lot of my studies into my music and my writing. I want to be able to address real life… — Trip Lee Copy Share Image
“It is not your beauty, success or money that should define you; neither should your church calling, your charitable contributions or talents.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, during those days, you couldn't use instruments. It was against the pastor's religion, so all the singers… — Bobby Womack Copy Share Image
A true evangelist is almost as great a rarity as a true pastor. Alas! Alas! How rare are both! The two are… — Charles Henry Mackintosh Copy Share Image
“We shall have no leaders left before long!” the pastor cried bitterly. “We are not abandoned,” the doctor told him quietly. “Neither… — Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Copy Share Image
Every pastor, youth pastor, and every parent is in competition with the Internet and the information it is spreading. Most young people… — Josh McDowell Copy Share Image
Don't try to be anybody else, because that's what I do. I do me. I'm not trying to impress anybody. I'm not… — Anjelah Johnson Copy Share Image
“Pastor, you don’t have to be afraid of what is in your heart, and you don’t have to fear being known, because… — Paul David Tripp Copy Share Image
“Go to church to learn about forgiveness; come back to become a forgiver! Go to church and learn about kindness; come back… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
None but praying leaders can have praying followers. A praying pulpit will beget praying pews. We do greatly need pastors and evangelists… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
He looked beyond. He looked to the peoples of the Earth and saw the destruction of the family because of the lack… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I get asked, 'What do you miss most about being a pastor?' I think it's the intimacy, the incredible gift of intimacy.… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
There is no circumstance, no trouble, no testing, that can ever touch me until, first of all, it has gone past God… — Alan Redpath Copy Share Image
“Sadly, this need to be needed fuels many of our pastoral motivations. Left unchecked, people begin to need us as pastor and… — J R Briggs Copy Share Image
It is a maxim of ours to work in the service of the people, with the good pleasure of the pastors, and… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
“In many ways, being a pastor is simply being a person. A person who shows up, a person who prays, a person… — Martha Spong Copy Share Image
“A pastor visited a family whose son had been killed in an automobile accident. He heard the mother lash out at him,… — Dan DeHaan Copy Share Image
The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
As a pastor and as a dad, I want my son to know I tell the truth. He can read the book.… — Todd Burpo Copy Share Image
Being a pastor, of course, obviously people would say it (shouldn't) have done much but, boy, it sure gave me a peace… — Todd Burpo Copy Share Image
“A young child is a leader to an elderly person once his purpose has a faithful, sincere and trustworthy influence on people.… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
God is alive. He has created every one of us, and he knows us all. He is so great that He has… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We're also a multi-site church, so we have other pastors on other campuses who want to read the message before the video… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I co-pastor now, so I preach six months, then another guy preaches six months. So that's really why I'm preparing for January,… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
When I was 12 years old, my pastor came to the church: Dr. Fredrick Samson. And that was revolutionary because he mentored… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Charismatics have seen pictures of Pope Francis when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires praying and asking Protestant pastors to pray for… — Ralph Martin Copy Share Image
A 'real pastor' is not preaching of their own; they are speaking what God put in their heart by the Holy Spirit.… — Monica Johnson Copy Share Image
While other worldviews lead us to sit in the midst of life’s joys, foreseeing the coming sorrows, Christianity empowers its people to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
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