Ed Stetzer

Teaching people to become like Jesus, outside of the power of Jesus, dishonors Jesus.

— Ed Stetzer

If we demand things in worship that can't be in every culture, then we're demanding cultural preferences, not biblical.

— Ed Stetzer

To engage people in culture we must remember that holiness is separation from sin, not separation from sinners.

— Ed Stetzer

A church without the broken is a broken church.

— Ed Stetzer

“When Jesus said, “As the Father has sent Me, I also send you” (John 20:21), the mandate was not for a select…

— Ed Stetzer

“Contrary to Western evangelicalism’s obsession with the individual, discipleship is and always was a group project. No one in the New Testament…

— Ed Stetzer

Barna is correct when he writes, "After fifteen years of diligent digging into the world around me, I have reached several conclusions…

— Ed Stetzer

Don't let your church be a cul-de-sac on the Great Commission highway.

— Ed Stetzer

You cannot hate a people and reach a people at the same time.

— Ed Stetzer

If your church loves the way you do church more than your children, it loves the wrong thing.

— Ed Stetzer

The Christian life is not about finding safety and comfort; it’s about finding yourself in a dangerous place of vulnerable compassion.

— Ed Stetzer

“The church is the chief place for spiritual edification and growth (Acts 20:32; Eph. 4:11-16; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 Pet. 2:1-2; 2 Pet. 3:18).”

— Ed Stetzer

Put your 'yes' on the table and let God put it on the map.

— Ed Stetzer

“become part of culture, proclaim the Good News, be the presence of Christ, and contextualize biblical life and church for that culture—they…

— Ed Stetzer

“it’s not enough for Christians merely to recognize that the world isn’t what it ought to be and that people are suffering…

— Ed Stetzer

“In his work The Book of Church Growth, Thom Rainer explained, “Prayer is the power behind the principles. There simply is no…

— Ed Stetzer

We have to assess: Are we making disciples along the way as we draw people to our churches?

— Ed Stetzer

Community is essential when it comes to successfully living out the Christian walk in a day-to-day context. So the math is simple:…

— Ed Stetzer

Being Missional means actually doing mission right where you are. Missional means adopting the posture of a missionary, learning and adapting to…

— Ed Stetzer

Regrettably, we've made it acceptable to sit in church week after week & do nothing & still call yourself a 'Christian.'

— Ed Stetzer

I don't think you can love Jesus without loving His wife.

— Ed Stetzer

“This leads us to an important spiritual principle for growth: comeback leaders know that our Lord considers commitment to Him and His…

— Ed Stetzer

If you're regularly willing to give a critique, but not willing to take one, you're not a leader, you're a cynic.

— Ed Stetzer

“Lyle Schaller asserted, “The final thing leaders will need is courage … the willingness to tell the truth, to say what is…

— Ed Stetzer

“Oswald Chambers puts it all in perspective when he writes, “Remember, no one has time to pray; we have to take time…

— Ed Stetzer