Church Quote by John C. Maxwell

The mission of the church is missions.

— Oswald J. Smith

It is a maxim of ours to work in the service of the people, with the good pleasure of the pastors, and never to…

— Vincent de Paul

“So a working definition of missional church is a community of God's people that defines itself, and organizes its life around, its real purpose…

— Alan Hirsch

When the pastor and his or her church have a vision, they will put their energy, time, money, and personnel into achieving it.

— John C. Maxwell

It's not so much that the church has a mission, it's that the mission of God has a church.

— Alan Hirsch

“You will never have a missional church without missional people who engage the lives of others where they live, where they work and where…

— Lance Ford

“In many ways, being a pastor is simply being a person. A person who shows up, a person who prays, a person who worships,…

— Martha Spong

“Mission and missions must be the consuming passion of the whole church of God and not the exclusive domain of an elite missionary regiment.…

— John Mark Terry

“important to note that the missional church combines the concern for community development normally characterized by the liberal churches and the desire for personal…

— Michael Frost

“Creating a missional culture is more than just adding some outward programs to the church structure. Creating a missional culture goes to the heart…

— J.R. Woodward

If people don't know their pastor, it's easy to put the pastor on a pedestal and depersonalize him or her. It's also easy for…

— Eugene H. Peterson

“These mega-churches are springing up all over the country—especially in the suburbs of large cities. And they all follow the same formula: A charismatic,…

— Robert Burton Robinson