Always trying Quote by Mark Twain

“The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself a little, by…

— Mark Twain

The Church has little idea how unorthodox it is at any given moment. If a church can't yet be perfectly orthodox, it can, with…

— Brian D. McLaren

If the church is going to make a difference, it will need to go through the "big give-up" stage. Churches will need to quit…

— John C. Maxwell

“The church is called to be semper reformanda, “always reforming.”

— R.C. Sproul

I add, that those who are bent on restoring the whole church ought to be well instructed in the word, and to abstain from…

— John Nelson Darby

There are financial bankruptcies in many parts of the church. No question about that. But we see the possibility of reimagining and revitalizing the…

— Shane Claiborne

Absolutely nothing will revitalize a discouraged church faster than rediscovering it's purpose.

— Rick Warren

If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and…

— Gene Robinson

I think what we're really bad at doing is recognising that it is possible to have lost of different views within the church.

— Alan Green

The church should lead on issues of housing and affordability.

— Matthew Desmond

Forget the state concerns -- we think this is bad for churches. Most churches are small and not ready to handle 500 pages of…

— Michael Tanner

“A "successful" church can offer outstanding programs and ministries, but if its members are not being transformed, it is not a healthy church.”

— Kevin G. Ford