Born Quote by Shane Claiborne

What does it say about our churches today that God birthed the church in a prayer meeting, and prayer meetings today are almost extinct?

— Jim Cymbala

Put simply, the church finds itself in a post-Christendom era, and it had better do some serious reflection or face increasing decline and eventual…

— Alan Hirsch

My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.

— Joel Osteen

Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on…

— Eddie Gibbs

The true church lives and moves and has its being in prayer.

— Leonard Ravenhill

So, the emerging church is about a re-imagining: re-imagining our preaching, our evangelism, and our worship services. A re-imagining of new types of churches…

— Dan Kimball

I'm choking to death with this emerging church!

— Jeff Arnold

The future of the church is also about looking back and looking at where we see these wonderful renewals and what we can learn…

— Shane Claiborne

We sometimes idealize the early church and want our churches to go back to the simple, old ways. We need to carefully read the…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church…

— Hugh Mackay

Through the ages, God has used the church to keep alive and pass down the story of what Christ has done for us.

— Tony Campolo

The church lives because it witholds the results of the historical Jesus-research from you

— Hans Conzelmann