“Life seems to be fashioned and formed best out of the obstacles that seem unbearable.” — John Paul Warren Copy Share Image
“Many pastors have been reduced to secular "mentors" and "coaches" in exchange for authentic disciplers of men.” — John Paul Warren Copy Share Image
Many pastors fail to see God's vision fulfilled because they never have a strategy for fulfilling that vision. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
It is the business of a virtuous clergy to censure vice in every appearance of it. — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Coming to the END of MYSELF and all SELF effort...seems to be the very point that God steps in and shows HIMSELF… — John Paul Warren Copy Share Image
Some pastors are so hard-nosed about submission and insensitive to their wives' needs that they don't recognize the frustration even hatred within… — Anita Bryant Copy Share Image
“In a team setting, leadership is shared by a community of people, which counters the tendency for pastors to form congregations in… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
I think pastors are the worst listeners. We're so used to speaking, teaching, giving answers. We must learn to be quiet, quit… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
It was while I was pastoring that I began to realize that pastors were not growing churches because they didn't understand leadership… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
It is not uncommon to meet pastors' wives who really let themselves go; they sometimes feel that because their husband is a… — Mark Driscoll Copy Share Image
“The most intriguing people you will encounter in this life are the people who had insights about you, that you didn't know… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
To pastors and leaders who serve faithfully, who work to teach and shepherd those who are in your church or religious institution:… — Steve Daines Copy Share Image
Many times when people have a vision, they think in terms of a big vision - I want to take my city… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Pastors are appointed by God to help their people see that the church walks in the light and all others in darkness.… — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“You're going to come across some truly gifted people in your lifetime that seem to know all the answers. However, they lost… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“John Knox's dying words were, 'Lord, grant true pastors to Thy kirk.' Such was the last prayer of a great man without… — Kevin Swanson Copy Share Image
“One of the tragedies of current Christianity in America is that we have so few compelling illustrations of this life that Jesus… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
I used to be married to a pastor, and I had a church for two years. Pastors are just men, too, with… — Niecy Nash Copy Share Image
“Whenever pastors assume people in their congregation know certain things, they miss opportunities to teach. If a pastor makes assumptions year after… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
There are several sources for my appreciation of pastors and the way they are described in this book. One of them is… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“The most spiritual people I’ve ever met were not “givers” they were communicators. You don’t give people crumbs. You give them the… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Paul agonizes far more over the difficult things he has had to suffer at the hands of his own converts in Corinth… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
“God told us to love everyone. However, when you don’t like someone then you need to walk away and focus not on… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“We must admit that simply knowing the contents of the Bible is not a sure route to spiritual growth. There is an… — Larry Crabb Copy Share Image
“The Word of God Declares that: Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall… — Pastor kwaku Frank Copy Share Image
There are a lot of pastors who have a vision and have not yet seen it become a reality. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
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