6 Marks of a Missional Church
"Rather than seeing your church as a social club for its own good, what if your church embraced its missionary identity?"
"Rather than seeing your church as a social club for its own good, what if your church embraced its missionary identity?"
"Familiarity blindness is a malady that infects us all. We become so familiar with something that we no longer see it."
"I didn’t know what was in store for me when I let go of the dream of being the pastor at that big, beautiful church."
"It doesn’t just happen to senior pastors of big churches. Whether you’re at a church of 20 or 20,000, you could be next."
"You and I can never bring down giants through our own efforts. It is, and always will be, Jesus who brings freedom."
"I’ve seen the most patient, giving pastors surprisingly lose their cool when other issues are weighing on them."
"If we desire personal growth, we have to get around people who are or have already been where we wish to go."
"It’s easy to get so busy that you don’t take the time to evaluate your ministry. But evaluation is how you get better."
Rich Stearns: "We cannot mince words in condemning all forms of hatred in our country."
"There was a time when education for some meant moving and uprooting their family. Today, none of that is necessary."