Community Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

“The great curse of theology and ecclesiasticisim has always been their tendency to sacrifice large interests to small: Charity to Creed, Unity to Uniformity,…

— Andrew Dickson White

“The mission of God is the origin of every expression of ecclesiology, every understanding of how the church is structured and why it exists.…

— Rob Wegner

The supreme task of the Church is the evangelization of the world.

— Oswald J. Smith

One of the challenges Christians confront is how the politics we helped create has made it difficult to sustain the material practices constitutive of…

— Stanley Hauerwas

“the ministries of the Church are regarded by the masses merely as dignities, her offices as posts of emolument—in short, popular religion may be…

— Christopher Hitchens

An evangelizing community gets involved in word and deed in people’s daily lives; it bridges distances, it is willing to abase itself if necessary,…

— Pope Francis

“central Christian theology (sufficiently summarized in the Apostles' Creed) is the best root of energy and sound ethics.”

— G.K. Chesterton

In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit, a capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship, we are going to need…

— Alan Hirsch

Exploring Ecclesiology is true to its subtitle, being both vibrantly evangelical and admirably ecumenical; it is commendable for its depth, breadth, and erudition. Harper…

— Carl E. Olson

The true goal of Christian unity is world evangelization.

— David Shibley

“Many denominations have as the root of their tensions the fact that administrators and scholars, leaders and laity, conservatives and liberals, diverge as to…

— Desmond Ford

We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.

— Billy Graham