Christ Quote by John Polkinghorne

Through the ages, God has used the church to keep alive and pass down the story of what Christ has done for us.

— Tony Campolo

Why does the Church grow and flourish? It does so because of divine direction to the leaders and members.

— James E. Faust

The church lies at the very center of the eternal purpose of God. It is not a divine afterthought.

— John Stott

The life and fellowship of the church is to be a foretaste of life in the Kingdom of God.

— George Eldon Ladd

Each individual Christian and each new age of the Church has to make this rediscovery, this return to the source of Christian life.

— Thomas Merton

The key to maturity is time and community. Discernment and godly wisdom develop in a community that spans generations. The church is called to…

— Michael Horton

The church is called to be now what the world is called to be ultimately

— John Howard Yoder

The bland assumption that the Church's life will continue to be fruitful so long as we go on praying and cultivating our souls, irrespective…

— Harry Blamires

Human life is God's outer church. Its needs and urgencies are priests and pastors.

— Henry Ward Beecher

“Renewal happens as the church moves from a vague theism to a clear faith in Jesus Christ. The focus of the church is not…

— Mike Slaughter

The Christian life, and especially the contemplative life, is a continual discovery of Christ in new and unexpected places.

— Thomas Merton

The Church as a divine society possess an internal principle of life which is capable of assimilating the most diverse materials and imprinting her…

— Christopher Dawson