Pastoral ministry Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“I want you to see persecution and opposition and slander and misunderstanding and disappointment and self-recrimination and weakness and danger as the normal portion…

— John Piper

Pastoral ministry is about an ongoing confrontation with the god of this world, with blindness, hardness of heart, remaining sin.

— C. J. Mahaney

“Instead of equipping the saints to do the work of ministry, those in pastoral leadership do it themselves.”

— Greg Ogden

“If I received a calling to serve in the church, then I have sheep to whom I have a divine obligation to minister and…

— Daniel L. Johnson

Pastoral ministry is a sacrificial call with unique challenges. We are called to take the Gospel to those with hard hearts and blind eyes.

— C. J. Mahaney

“A pastoral presence means walking with the People of God, walking in front of them, showing them the way, showing them the path; walking…

— Pope Francis

Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God.

— Warren W. Wiersbe

“The goal of priestly ministry is to do good to the souls of men.”

— Samuel Waldron

“-The provisions you need to fulfill you ministry or mission is locked up in the open doors of utterance, faith and call -During your…

— Ikechukwu Joseph

“Sometimes the attempt to strenghten contact with the divine is a journey.”

— Moshe Idel

“If believers would consider ministry to occur 'where two or three' are gathered unto His name, all sorts of opportunities throughout the day and…

— Henry Hon

“The preacher must be surrendered to God in the holiest devotion. He is not a professional man, his ministry is not a profession; it…

— E. M. Bounds