Brother and sister Quote by Darrin Patrick

“As I understand it, into the heart of every Christian, Christ comes, and Christ goes. When, by his Grace, the landscape of the heart…

— Leonard Cohen

“The path of obedient, faithful ministry begins when we drop our roles as busy religious salespeople working for God and instead recapture our calling…

— J R Briggs

Many man's scruples lie almost wholly about obedience to authority and compliance with indifferent customs, but very seldom about the dangers of disobedience and…

— John Tillotson

“When people love their church, its leaders can sometimes get complacent and lose touch with how essential their own transformation is to the effectiveness…

— Greg L. Hawkins

(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

“It is only within the context of the church that ongoing spiritual care, encouragement, and accountability can occur. It is only as we use…

— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

“The minister’s leadership of the congregation in its mission to the world will be first and foremost in the area of his or her…

— Lesslie Newbigin

“every church can treat each discipleship class and each worship service as an opportunity for continual rehearsal of what the words, stories, symbols, rituals,…

— Sarah Arthur

“As always in Christian service, he will find his life in losing it. His fears of men will diminish as his loving service to…

— Jay E. Adams

“Christians are not in ministry to serve but to be served. They get ministered to Sunday after Sunday with no motivation to give back.…

— Joceline Bronson

“The people who are most vulnerable to overextending themselves on behalf of ministry relationships are people who struggle with intimacy—both with God and others.…

— Bill Johnson