Congregation Quotes

119 quotes by 99 authors

I have a hundred-year-old aunt who aspires to sainthood, and whose only wish has been to go into the convent, but no congregation, not even… — Isabel Allende
Not one of the orthodox ministers dare preach what he thinks if he knows a majority of his congregation think otherwise. He knows that every… — Robert Green Ingersoll
They will be like shadows, they will be like wraiths, gray members of a congregation of nightmare; hark! his long wavering howl . . .… — Angela Carter
All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated… — John Donne
A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this--not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy… — Alistair Begg
I do not like a high-organized church. I think that as soon as the congregation reaches a level of one hundred or so people, it… — Charles M. Schulz
He was one of those men who, even in the years of peace, would have advised his congregation that while God may well be honored… — Thomas Keneally
A pastor should never complain about his congregation, certainly never to other people, but also not to God. A congregation has not been entrusted to… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Church always seemed the same. Jess could tune it out the same way he tuned out school, with his body standing up and sitting down… — Katherine Paterson
Theology is not a private subject for theologians only. Nor is it a private subject for professors. Fortunately, there have always been pastors who have… — Karl Barth
I give money for church organs in the hope the organ music will distract the congregation's attention from the rest of the service. — Andrew Carnegie
When you put biblical truth to the songs used in churches, you'll have the congregation leave singing the sermon. You'll have God's thoughts, things that… — Laura Story
When the rest of the congregation rose at the entrance of the choir he kept his seat. He argued that rising to one's feet at… — Isa Bowman
In the context of Quaker worship, it is perfectly appropriate for any person in the congregation to speak a timely word from the Lord. — Richard Foster
When I was young, I was dedicated to become a minister - my brothers and I were formally brought in front of the congregation in… — Phil Jackson
As a preacher, my charge is to proclaim the message of the Scriptures. To help the people in my congregation become a people of the… — John Ortberg
Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part… — James Green Somerville
The earlier practice of the Church had been more or less to employ in worship under the presidency of the pastor or pastors, the gifts… — Robert Rainy
If it came to saving the life of one priest or sacrificing the life of an entire congregation, the church would save the life of… — Rob Walton
But when the prayer is ended, then disperse abroad in the land and seek of Allah's grace, and remember Allah much, that you may be… — Quran

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