Christianity Quote by Jimmy Carter

“Just preaching "you are blessed" to a congregation is like giving them a big fertile land. They need the seeds to plant on it;…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Preaching is the primary means of growth for the local church. There is a great deal of debate about this in our day, but…

— James Montgomery Boice

Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

Preaching means to awaken the real inclination to serve God.

— Radhanath Swami

I'm writing with the assumption that most of you who are reading this book have concluded what I have: Preaching doesn't workpreaching, as we…

— Doug Pagitt

Small churches become more effective when they specialize in what they do best.

— Rick Warren

Preaching is the expression of moral sentiments applied to the duties of life.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.

— Adam Hamilton

In a smaller church your pastoring sets up your preaching. In a larger church your preaching sets up your pastoring.

— Timothy Keller

Good preaching to some extent at least, can be developed through close study and application of sound principles of speech, homiletics and communications, but…

— John Wimber

Churches must extend their influence beyond the lives of church members to impact the broader community that they serve.

— Tony Evans

Preaching is the expression of the moral sentiment in application to the duties of life.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson