Africa Quote by Roger Ross Williams

The American evangelical movement in Africa does valuable work in helping the poor.

— Roger Ross Williams

One of the reasons churches in North America have trouble guiding people about money is that the church's economy is built on consumerism. If…

— Doug Pagitt

Churches have given us great treasures such as music and architecture. Whether that pays for the harm they have done is another matter.

— Daniel Dennett

“Most leaders assume that everybody who comes to church knows God’s mind on financial matters. But the truth is that many people are absolutely…

— Bill Hybels

One of the things we find when we talk to people that attend these congregations, they all have social cost to it. People want…

— Michael Emerson

My work in Africa was paid for mostly by American Christians, and I am so thankful for their giving hearts.

— Reinhard Bonnke

The Church was as concerned with this world as the next: I saw that virtually all of the achievements of Africans seemed to have…

— Nelson Mandela

The experience of [the African] bishops is that evangelization itself should be foremost, that the God of Jesus Christ must be known, believed in…

— Pope Benedict XVI

I believe alot of churches in America are not churches.

— Paul Washer

“I have noticed over the past three years that most African Christians depend on their pastor or preachers for directions in life than their…

— Israelmore Ayivor

There is real value in these local congregations. For me, a lot of it is the value of the sacraments we share. In neighborhoods…

— Shane Claiborne

The primary role of the church is to reflect God's value system in society and to train people in that value system. It's not…

— Tony Evans