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> [“We have raised the bar so high on how church is done that few believe they could ever do it themselves. The dark side of this endeavor is that we have lowered the bar of what is means to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-cole/we-have-raised-the-bar-so-high-on-how-church-is-done-that-few-believe/)

Neil Cole

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## More by Neil Cole

> [“We have raised the bar so high on how church is done that few believe they could ever do it themselves. The dark side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-cole/we-have-raised-the-bar-so-high-on-how-church-is-done-that-few-believe/)

Neil Cole

> [“I have come to understand church as this: the presence of Jesus among His people called out as a spiritual family to pursue His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-cole/i-have-come-to-understand-church-as-this-the-presence-of-jesus-among/)

Neil Cole

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