Capable Quote by Christopher Dawson

“The church's task in the world is to model genuine humanness as a sign and an invitation to those around.”

— N.T. Wright

“The Church is not simply an institution. She is a 'mode of existence,' *a way of being*. The mystery of the Church is deeply…

— John D. Zizioulas

“First, a unique vision must “ooze” from the leader’s life as well as the church’s leadership community. Second, this vision must create a stunningly…

— Will Mancini

“The Church has a vision of wholeness and holiness for the human person, and everything the Church does should help her members to become…

— Matthew Kelly

The church is her true self only when she exists for humanity.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Because the church is a formal organization made up of policies, programs, practices, and people, it cannot by itself give a person any deep,…

— Stephen R. Covey

The Church is like a great tree whose roots must be energetically anchored in the earth while its leaves are serenely exposed to the…

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

“Alas! How the Church is allowing the world and its methods to influence and control her outlook and life.”

— Martyn Llyod-Jones

“The church is not a religious organization or association, nor is the founding of Christianity a new religion among other religions; it is the…

— David Schnasa Jacobsen

The church is an institution of music and of production and performance, and it has to do with taking people to places inside of…

— Lizz Wright

“More than a strategy, vision or plan, the unseen culture of a church powerfully shapes her ability to grow, mature and live missionally.”

— J.R. Woodward

The essential commitment and, above all, the visible grace and source of supernatural strength for the Church as the People of God is to…

— Pope John Paul II