Calm Quote by John Green

I realized during my time as a chaplain that I didn't want to be a minister.

— John Green

It is the church's job, as Dr. [Martin Luther] King says, to be the conscience of the state, not the chaplain of the state.

— Shane Claiborne

“Public ministry true to God’s purposes requires devoted private prayer. We should not expect our words to acquaint others with the power of the…

— Bryan Chapell

Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community.

— Henri Nouwen

“In the process of helping children prepare to minister and in doing ministry together, important relationships can develop between child and adult. When we…

— Catherine Stonehouse

Besides the danger of a direct mixture of religion and civil government, there is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the…

— James Madison

A Christian minister is a person who in a peculiar sense is not his own; he is the servant of God, and therefore ought…

— William Carey

I had never really pictured myself working in children's ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries.

— Willie Aames

A minister or a Christian is what he lives, not what he preaches.

— John Bevere

“... But besides the danger of a direct mixture of Religion & civil Government , there is an evil which ought to be guarded…

— James Madison

A ministry doesn't have to be perfect for God to use and bless it.

— Rick Warren

Ministry in no way is a privilege...it is the core of the Christian life. No Christian is a Christian without being a minister.

— Henri Nouwen