Quote by Philip Yancey

The less power a church has, the more entertainment it has.

— Leonard Ravenhill

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

— Barna Group

“Whereas the public means of grace (such as church services) will do a lot of good to other Christians, those of us who are…

— Thomas K. Ascol

“We don’t worship so that preaching will be more impactful for us; we preach so that worship will be more impactful for God.”

— James MacDonald

“In the position of tension in which we are, between churchmanship and citizenship, our churchmanship is much freer than if we had better harmony…

— Anthony Bloom

“Churches with high expectations not only reach the unchurched but retain them as well.”

— Thom S. Rainer

“I think that churches would be places of greater intimacy and growth in Christ if people stopped lying about what we need, what we…

— Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

“The church potential is measured by their society impact.”

— Alin Sav

Fewer and fewer people are attracted to the church service and more and more people are attracted to the service of the church.

— Reggie McNeal

“I don’t believe God wants our church life to be centered on buildings and services. Instead, God wants our churches—whatever specific forms our gatherings…

— Francis Chan

“The Church today is more likely to alienate than to seduce...”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“... challenge the church to do better, be more of who Christ wants us to be ...”

— Justin Lee