Quote by Bart D. Ehrman

“Being a pastor is God’s way of redeeming my incessant need to be the center of attention.”

— Michael Hidalgo

“Whenever pastors assume people in their congregation know certain things, they miss opportunities to teach. If a pastor makes assumptions year after year, then…

— Andy Stanley

“As I speak for many in the budding new missional church world I have to share that I no longer judge the faithful fervent…

— Hugh Halter & Matt Smay

“Preachers who pride themselves on never giving a public invitation to be saved, never calling for a response of any kind, reveal not greater…

— James MacDonald

“In addition, a disturbing number of congregations make it clear that they don’t really want people whose lives are a mess (especially after they’ve…

— Christopher L. Heuertz

Pastors are sent to utter the deep things of God for the conviction of sin, and for edification and comfort.

— T. B. Joshua

Ideally, a good pastor wants to empower a congregation to the point where they don't need him. You want everyone to leave feeling better.

— Pete Holmes

“Not knowing is hard. It would be nice to know if that elder is going to succumb to the temptation of being divisive. It…

— Paul David Tripp

Pastors need to find their place in the community of believers by spending time with God.

— John C. Maxwell

“Just preaching "you are blessed" to a congregation is like giving them a big fertile land. They need the seeds to plant on it;…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“Sadly, this need to be needed fuels many of our pastoral motivations. Left unchecked, people begin to need us as pastor and confidant more…

— J R Briggs

“Brethren, you won’t believe what I discovered. I found out that in every place, people listened to the message (the shift our churches need)…

— Sunday Adelaja