Church Quote by Chris Lowney

Instead of being just a church that welcomes and receives by keeping the doors open, let us try also to be a church that…

— Pope Francis

I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off…

— Pope Francis

If the church is going to make a difference, it will need to go through the "big give-up" stage. Churches will need to quit…

— John C. Maxwell

Today, we need a Church capable of walking at people's side, of doing more than simply listening to them; a Church which accompanies them…

— Pope Francis

The church is not here to meet our needs. We are the church here to meet the needs of the world.

— Erwin McManus

Our whole message is it's easy to just keep preaching to the church and people that already come.

— Joel Osteen

“We as the church do not want to lag behind society today, in terms of welcoming people of different cultures, races, and abilities.”

— Amy Fenton Lee

What I miss [about church] is being forced to be in community with people that aren't the same as me.

— Win Butler

Church can’t be a place where we feel like a visitor, or somewhere we’re afraid to allow others to see our messes. It’s got…

— Ross Parsley

Today, we need a Church capable of walking at people's side, of doing more than simply listening to them… At times we lose people…

— Pope Francis

“Crawl underneath the hood of any growing church that is actually growing from the unchurched, and you will find that the number one reason…

— Thom Rainer

It's not about the church meeting your needs; it's about joining the mission of God's people to meet the world's needs.

— Brian D. McLaren