Adequate Quote by John Ortberg

Without transformation, you can assume you're at a high moral, spiritual level just because you call yourself Lutheran or Methodist or Catholic. I think…

— Richard Rohr

After 32 years as a priest , I think its fair to say that most institutional churches are very limited in addressing higher levels…

— Richard Rohr

For individuals to become fully active in the Church, they generally must experience a spiritual conversion and a social integration.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses…

— Pope Francis

I still consider myself a very spiritual person but the structure of the church isn't really for me.

— Wes Bentley

“Most believers learn passively from clergy. However, no matter how good and uplifting this person's teaching, as long as the members are not actively…

— Henry Hon

Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society.

— Tony Evans

The world is not moved by love or actions that are of human creation. And the church is not empowered to live differently from…

— Francis Chan

“When people love their church, its leaders can sometimes get complacent and lose touch with how essential their own transformation is to the effectiveness…

— Greg L. Hawkins

To me, growing into spiritual maturity is becoming less self-conscious and more God-conscious.

— Mark Batterson

“Although churches seem the most natural space to perform spiritual awakening, the disconcerting reality is that many people in Western society see churches more…

— Diana Butler Bass

“Most people in America, when they are exposed to the Christian faith, are not being transformed. They take one step into the door, and…

— David Kinnaman