George Barna Quotes

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• These figures emphasize how soft people's commitment to God is. Americans are willing to expend some energy in religious activities such as attending church and…
• We cannot be effective if we continue to cling to the old ways, the old strategies, the old assumptions.
• God can, has and will use anybody who is open to serving Him to convey the gospel. He will bless the efforts of His servants…
• Evangelism that starts at the nonbeliever's point of felt need and ties the gospel into that area of need has the greatest capacity for capturing…
• The average Christian leaves planet earth never having led anyone to Christ.
• It is not a church’s job to spiritually develop your children. Scripturally, it is the job of the parents. The church body is supposed to…
• If you want to have a lasting influence upon the world, you must invest in people's lives; and if you want to maximize that investment,…
• Nearly 60% of Americans who regularly attend Christian church say there is no such thing as the Holy Spirit—they say the Holy Spirit is just…
• Increasingly, America is biblically illiterate.
• When we're always connected, we allow others-colleagu es and celebrities, close friends and distant acquaintances, bloggers and news aggregators-set our life's agenda. Our ability to…
• Jesus didn't die so we could fill auditoriums, he died so that lives could be transformed.
• Leadership is the process of motivating, mobilizing, resourcing, and directing people to passionately and strategically pursue a vision from God that a group jointly embraces.
• True visionaries are never lukewarm.
• The absolute goal of vision for ministry is to glorify God.

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