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Pastor Quotes by Eugene H. Peterson
- Pastors are highly susceptible to the sin of sloth.
- I think pastors are the worst listeners. We're so used to speaking, teaching, giving answers. We must learn to be quiet, quit being so verbal,…
- The minute the church and pastors start saying what do people want and then giving it to them, we betray our calling. We're called to…
- I get asked, 'What do you miss most about being a pastor?' I think it's the intimacy, the incredible gift of intimacy. You go through…
- Pastors need to know what's going on in the world and what has been going on for 4,000 years. We need a way to read…
- If people don't know their pastor, it's easy to put the pastor on a pedestal and depersonalize him or her. It's also easy for pastors,…
- I believe God takes the things in our lives - family, background, education - and uses them as part of his calling. It might not…
- Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin people's…
- The role of the pastor is to embody the gospel. And of course to get it embodied, which you can only do with individuals, not…
- The most important thing a pastor does is stand in a pulpit every Sunday and say, 'Let us worship God.' If that ceases to be…
- The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans.
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