Voice of god Quote by Henri J.M. Nouwen

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

Ministers are tempted to join the ranks of those who consider it their primary task to keep other people busy … But our task…

— Henri Nouwen

We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities, when so many people are waiting for the Gospel!

— Pope Francis

If there's a job to be done, I always ask the busiest man in my parish to take it on and it gets done.

— Henry Ward Beecher

“The church is not merely a roster of individuals who pray privately; it is a congregation that ought to pray together.”

— Megan Hill

“Pastors and Bible teachers go about their work in communal settings, where they listen to as well as deliver sermons, hear as well as…

— Peter J. Leithart

“Busyness is one of the pastor’s most effective tools of remaining at a safe relational and emotional distance.”

— J R Briggs

“Where is the church persevering in the priority of prayer?”

— James MacDonald

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

— Greg Ogden

No father, no son, no mother, no daughter should get so busy that he or she does not have time to study the scriptures…

— Spencer W. Kimball

“To put it bluntly but also imploringly: we Christians need more silence in our services and liturgies. Just how this might be realized, just…

— Paul F. Knitter

“Churches are vessels of hush, as well as everything else they are, and when I block out the distractions of vision, the silence is…

— Francis Spufford