Boat Quote by Hilary of Poitiers

The Church is not a showboat; it's a battleship.

— Adrian Rogers

“The church of Jesus Christ is therefore like the ocean. It is enormous and diverse. Like the ocean there are warm and clear spots…

— Timothy J. Keller

“Too many of us are too comfortable in our “Jesus lifeboat.” Instead of the church preparing its members to reach out to other people…

— Tony Evans

Without the gospel, a gathering of people, though they claim otherwise, cannot be an authentic church.

— R. C. Sproul

“Sometimes the church isn´t the place where we meet Jesus, it´s the place where we hide ourselves from the world.”

— Alin Sav

“The confession of the church touching Jesus Christ can never be a knowledge such that, with it, the church can elevate itself above the…

— G C Berkouwer

The Church is the Body of Christ begotten, unified, and indwelt by the Spirit, but forgetting the Spirit, men wrangle over limbs, functions, and…

— Samuel Chadwick

“This Church is the Lord's vehicle for crucial doctrines, ordinances, covenants, and keys that are essential to exaltation, and one cannot be fully faithful…

— Jeffrey R. Holland

Church is a moment in time when the kingdom of God draws near, when a meal, a story, a song, an apology, and even…

— Rachel Held Evans

When the church is in mission, it is the true church. The church itself is not only a product of that mission but is…

— Alan Hirsch

The Church is the dwelling place of God in the Person of the Holy Ghost. Where the Church thrives, people are blessed and progress…

— Oliver B. Greene

“In other words, Jesus not only sends the church where he was sent; he sends us in the same way that he was sent,…

— Kenda Creasy Dean