Best effort Quote by Philip Yancey

The church can challenge society, but society also challenges the church. That's good. We should be humble enough to be able to accept that.

— Blase J. Cupich

Nothing will divide the church so much as the love of power.

— Saint John Chrysostom

Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society.

— Tony Evans

“The sooner we give up the illusion that a church must be perfect in order to love it, the sooner we quit pretending and…

— Rick Warren

Church work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them

— Bill Hybels

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

“By our life and deeds of love, we are making the Church fully present in the world today.”

— Mother Teresa

Church should be a place where love is evident, God delivers, lives are changed, hearts are healed, and families restored.

— David Walker

In order to impact our society, we need to first model unity in the church.

— Tony Evans

Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world.

— Oscar Romero

“Behind every downward trend in society lies the church’s permission in one form or another.”

— Klaus Bockmuehl

“Ironically, (the church's) respect in the world declines in proportion to how vigorously we attempt to force others to adopt our point of view.”

— Philip Yancey