Bible Quote by John Ortberg

The Bible sits on the pulpit of hundreds of different religious sects.

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Throughout the Bible, we see pictures of the global church (which includes all followers of Jesus in all locations) and the local church (which…

— Francis Chan

In many churches today the congregation rules the leaders. This sort of government is foreign to the New Testament.

— John Macarthur

My dad was a non-denominational preacher, actually a Congregationalist which is really where all congregations come to congregate. That's why it's called a Congregationalist.…

— Larry the Cable Guy

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

— Timothy Keller

I go farther, and say, that it is plainly our duty to desire pastors and teachers to take the care of such congregations, and…

— John Nelson Darby

The world looks at preachers out of church to know what they mean in it.

— Richard Cecil

Preachers are stewards whom the Lord has ‘set over his household servants to provide them with food at the proper time.’ After all the…

— Robert Farrar Capon

Those of us who preach the Scriptures, along with being nourished by it ourselves, have to figure out along with our congregations how we…

— John Ortberg

Ministers often preach about the Gospel instead of preaching the Gospel. They often preach about sinners instead of preaching to them.

— Charles Grandison Finney

The clerical system of church management is exceedingly popular, but the whole thought is foreign to Scripture.

— Watchman Nee

The rabbi is often the regular preacher in the synagogue, the man whose sermons offer his community more general theological and moral guidance.

— David Novak