Able Quote by Pope Francis

We need to become a more welcoming church, one that reaches out more to those who have walked away or who aren't very interested…

— Chris Lowney

Today, we need a Church capable of walking at people's side, of doing more than simply listening to them; a Church which accompanies them…

— Pope Francis

“people who come through your doors and stay are there not because they have to be, but because they want to be. And that…

— Emily C. Heath

There's a massive community in church. You have a real home. You can move to different parts of the world and you'll always find…

— Michaela Coel

The church is not here to meet our needs. We are the church here to meet the needs of the world.

— Erwin McManus

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

I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off…

— Pope Francis

It's not about the church meeting your needs; it's about joining the mission of God's people to meet the world's needs.

— Brian D. McLaren

Church can’t be a place where we feel like a visitor, or somewhere we’re afraid to allow others to see our messes. It’s got…

— Ross Parsley

Let God Himself be the main attraction at church again, and let us be tireless in our insistence that church is for God, about…

— James MacDonald

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

— David Walker

“The church of Jesus Christ is therefore like the ocean. It is enormous and diverse. Like the ocean there are warm and clear spots…

— Timothy J. Keller