Quote by Mark L. Waltz

Instead of seeming to impose new obligations, they should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a horizon of…

— Pope Francis

“when we expect the church to entertain us, it limits the church’s ability to challenge us. Entertainment rarely transforms.”

— Barna Group

“We don't practice hospitality to point other people to ourselves, our church, or even our beliefs. We practice hospitality to point people toward the…

— Holly Sprink

“Your presence in church is an offering!”

— Samuel Odewale

“Regular church attenders tend to come to our places of worship to feel better, not to be hit with the unfamiliar, the uncomfortable, the…

— Mike Yankoski

“The mark of a great church is not its seating capacity, but its sending capacity.”

— Mike Stachura

A Church worshipping as a Creature of the Word doesn't show up to perform or be entertained; she comes desperate and needy, thirsty for…

— Matt Chandler

The Church is a family expecting guests.

— Andy Stanley

“The church's task in the world is to model genuine humanness as a sign and an invitation to those around.”

— N.T. Wright

“We impress Grace with the necessity of taking her umbrella (although the sky is cloudless), and join the throng of fashionably attired churchgoers, all…

— D.E. Stevenson

Why do we people in churches seem like cheerful, brainless tourists on a packaged tour of the Absolute?

— Annie Dillard

“Worship gatherings are not always spectacular, but they are always supernatural. And if a church looks for or works for the spectacular, she may…

— Matt Chandler