Busy Quote by Henri Nouwen

As ministers our greatest temptation is toward too many words. They weaken our faith and make us lukewarm. But silence is a sacred discipline,…

— Henri Nouwen

“The question that must guide all organizing activity in a parish is not how to keep people busy, but how to keep them from…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

Here is the principle - adapt your measures to the necessity of the people to whom you minister. You are to take the Gospel…

— Catherine Booth

Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungs in…

— Ellen G. White

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God... It is a strange fact that Christians and even ministers frequently consider…

— Brennan Manning

Ministers should impress upon the people the necessity of individual effort. No church can flourish unless its members are workers. The people must lift…

— Ellen G. White

“It is of vast consequence how ministers discharge their office, and conduct themselves towards their people in the work of the ministry, and in…

— Jonathan Edwards

“Ministers and their people, while their relation continues, often meet together in this world. They are wont to meet from Sabbath to Sabbath, and…

— Jonathan Edwards

Ministers are powerless people who have nothing to boast of except their weaknesses. But when the Lord whom they serve fills them with His…

— Henri Nouwen

If we would have good ministers, we must remember our Lord’s example, and pray for them. Their work is heavy. Their responsibility is enormous.…

— J. C. Ryle

“Our day -- with its confusion and noise, its blurry, dark, and whirling pace - is much like a hurricane. The steadying voice is…

— Wayne E. Brickey

Many ministers are afraid that if they do not fulfill their peoples expectations they will hurt their feelings and lose their support. They are…

— John Bevere