People leaving Quote by Kevin DeYoung

Being disconnected from the local church, for whatever reason, is a dangerous way to live. Not only do these “ lone rangers” miss out…

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

As Christians we’re called to belong, not just to believe. We are not meant to live lone-ranger lives; instead, we are to belong to…

— Rick Warren

“The vast majority of those who are unchurched are not actively seeking a church home. Further, they are divorced from seeing it as a…

— James Emery White

What I miss [about church] is being forced to be in community with people that aren't the same as me.

— Win Butler

“The truth is most of us end up preferring isolation in our church. It’s safer and there’s no risk of getting hurt. I’ve got…

— Ross Parsley

I completely understand why people would find the Church intolerable. I'm not the least bit surprised when people seek to leave it, though I…

— Richard Coles

“People are leaving the church and going back to God.”

— Lenny Bruce

“People no longer need to go to church to hear the Word, which has been the selling point for local churches for the past…

— Justin Wise

“If we’re going to reach the unchurched, underchurched, dechurched, and postchurched with the gospel in a culture that’s trending post-Christian, we must rethink our…

— Andy Stanley

“The Christian community is not a spiritual sanatorium. The person who comes into a fellowship because he is running away from himself is misusing…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Depressed people avoid people and church commitments, but they can also complain about abject isolation. The answer is to humbly accept your purpose. “Let…

— Edward T. Welch

The decision to leave [the church] is you're giving up everything you've worked for your whole life. I feel that people need to understand…

— Leah Remini