Attraction Quote by Pope Francis

“Instead of imposing new obligations, (Christians) should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a horizon of beauty and…

— Pope Francis

“I have observed a number of church people through the years who were grounded in biblical truth, faithful in church attendance, and models of…

— Judson Edwards

Many churches have de-emphasized preaching and worship in favor of entertainment, apparently believing they must lure converts by appealing to fleshly interests. As if…

— John Macarthur

“The church's task in the world is to model genuine humanness as a sign and an invitation to those around.”

— N.T. Wright

It is not the church we want, but the sacrifice; not the emotion of admiration, but the act of adoration; not the gift, but…

— John Ruskin

a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.

— Barbara Mertz

A Church worshipping as a Creature of the Word doesn't show up to perform or be entertained; she comes desperate and needy, thirsty for…

— Matt Chandler

Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses…

— Pope Francis

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

— Barna Group

When the church becomes an institution, people are nothing more than volunteers to be recruited. When the church is a movement, our stewardship becomes…

— Erwin McManus

Every church needs to grow warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through through worship, and larger through evangelism.

— Rick Warren

The church seeks to help form people who can risk being peaceful in a violent world, risk being kind in a competitive world, risk…

— John Howard Yoder