Quote by D Bonhoeffer

The world is not moved by love or actions that are of human creation. And the church is not empowered to live differently from…

— Francis Chan

For the man who prays in his heart, the whole world is a church.

— Sylvain Of Athos

If the presence of God is in the church, the church will draw the world in. If the presence of God is not in…

— Charles Grandison Finney

An old argument with me is that the true religious force in the world is not the church, but the world itself: the mysterious…

— Wallace Stevens

“The Church is a place where human beings have the conviction to patiently seek the truth together, in a shared life of charity, one…

— Thomas Joseph White

“Faith that is lived from deep within amid a secularized world is the most powerful ecumenical force that brings us together, guiding us towards…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“The church has unfolded in many forms, and no one single external form stands alone as the CORRECT visible expression. As the church settled…

— Robert Webber

“the Church is a kingdom not of this world.’ If it is not of this world, then it cannot exist on earth at all.…

— Anton Chekhov

“But why is the Church so ready to embrace the culture of the unbelieving world?”

— Curtis A. Chamberlain

Theology is not only about understanding the world; it is about mending the world.

— Miroslav Volf

“While the church as church refrains from entering secular forms, its influence is felt in these forms through the influence of individuals who have…

— Robert L. Saucy

“By our life and deeds of love, we are making the Church fully present in the world today.”

— Mother Teresa