--- title: "9 Church Great Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Church Great quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Church Great sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_church_a-local-church-will-only-be-as-great-as_1129952.png" --- > [A local church will only be as great as its conception of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/a-local-church-will-only-be-as-great-as-its-conception-of-god/) [Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_church_a-local-church-will-only-be-as-great-as_1129952.png) > [The church is the great lost and found department.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-short/the-church-is-the-great-lost-and-found-department/) [Robert Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-short/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/robert-short-273718_church_the-church-is-the-great-lost-and-found-d_601500.jpg) > [Church is great, but I found my church here. Hugh Hefner has been nothing but a gentleman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-hahn/church-is-great-but-i-found-my-church-here-hugh-hefner-has-been/) [Jessica Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-hahn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96c/jessica-hahn-16749_catholic_church-is-great-but-i-found-my-church-he_1997460.png) > [What makes a church great in the eyes of God? Participation, proclamation, preservation, and propagation. Every church ought to exhibit all four.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-s-hawkins/what-makes-a-church-great-in-the-eyes-of-god-participation/) [O. S. Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/o-s-hawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/o-s-hawkins-32535_church_what-makes-a-church-great-in-the-eyes-of_787457.jpg) > [Government has crowded out the role of many social institutions, including the Church, that have been a great force for good in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-long/government-has-crowded-out-the-role-of-many-social-institutions/) [Wendy Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/167/wendy-long-10925_church_government-has-crowded-out-the-role-of-m_2300260.jpg) > [There is great mystery in a church. For me, there is a great privilege to be confronted with the design of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-botta/there-is-great-mystery-in-a-church-for-me-there-is-a-great-privilege/) [Mario Botta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-botta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/mario-botta-26641_church_there-is-great-mystery-in-a-church-for-m_678649.jpg) > [In the Church, great wonders daily occur, such as the forgiveness of sins, triumph over death . . . the gift of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/in-the-church-great-wonders-daily-occur-such-as-the-forgiveness-of/) [Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/martin-luther-106_church_in-the-church-great-wonders-daily-occur_884509.jpg) > [Looking back to the earlier centuries of the church, most of the great teachers were also bishops and vice versa. It's only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/looking-back-to-the-earlier-centuries-of-the-church-most-of-the-great/) [N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/n-t-wright-2-2245_bishops_looking-back-to-the-earlier-centuries-of_1116358.jpg) > [Perhaps your quest to be part of building something great will not fall in your business life. But find it somewhere. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-collins/perhaps-your-quest-to-be-part-of-building-something-great-will-not/) [James C. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/james-c-collins-2276_adventure_perhaps-your-quest-to-be-part-of-buildin_2637509.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-great/#itemlist", "name": "Church Great Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A local church will only be as great as its conception of God.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aiden Wilson Tozer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/a-local-church-will-only-be-as-great-as-its-conception-of-god/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_church_a-local-church-will-only-be-as-great-as_1129952.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_church_a-local-church-will-only-be-as-great-as_1129952.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_church_a-local-church-will-only-be-as-great-as_1129952.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A local church will only be as great as its conception of God.” — Aiden Wilson Tozer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The church is the great lost and found department.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Short" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-short/the-church-is-the-great-lost-and-found-department/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/robert-short-273718_church_the-church-is-the-great-lost-and-found-d_601500.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/robert-short-273718_church_the-church-is-the-great-lost-and-found-d_601500.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/robert-short-273718_church_the-church-is-the-great-lost-and-found-d_601500.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The church is the great lost and found department.” — Robert Short", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Church is great, but I found my church here. 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