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We Are Church QUOTES

We Are Church QUOTES

1 " By catering our worship to the worshippers and not to the Object of our worship, I fear we have created human-centered churches. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

2 " Contrary to popular belief, we are all called to pastor (a word that simply means “shepherd”). Older women are to shepherd the younger (Titus 2:3–5). Parents are to shepherd their children (Eph. 6:4). Timothy was told to teach others what he himself had been taught (2 Tim. 2:2). We’re all called to be making disciples (Matt. 28:19–20). If you can’t find a single person who looks to you as a mentor, something is wrong with you. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

3 " I would much rather hire someone who prayed and did nothing else than someone who worked tirelessly without praying. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

4 " If we focus too much of our attention on what people want, we will only increase the amount of complaining. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

5 " Many pastors expect their members to sit under their teachings till they die rather than training them to leave and shepherd others. Paul was clear that church leaders are to equip the saints for work. Hugh Halter sees this as a trap we build for ourselves: “Many vocational ministers are stuck doing the work of ministry because they take a paycheck from consumer Christians who fail to see the full scope of their calling.”1 "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

6 " If it’s 11:00 p.m. and your ten-year-old asks for a latte because he’s tired, you need to tell him to go to sleep. Sleep is the right solution for his fatigue. Too often we have given people what they ask for rather than what they need. There are times when the most loving thing we can do is teach people that joy will come only when they stop screaming for attention and save their voices for the throne. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

7 " There are times when the most loving thing we can do is teach people that joy will come only when they stop screaming for attention and save their voices for the throne. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

8 " Voices are plentiful; followers are not. Strong opinions are applauded; humility is not. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

9 " Another pastor from India gave me some simple and powerful advice I hope never leaves me. His ministry has led over three million people to Jesus. All these people are being discipled. When I asked how he organized this massive army, he replied, “Americans always want to know about strategy. This is what I will tell you: my leaders are the most humble men I know, and they know Jesus deeply.” He proceeded to tell me that his biggest mistakes were the times when he allowed people into leadership who were not humble. He got so excited about releasing their gifts, but it always led to their destruction. To this day, he says those are his biggest regrets. Now his main criterion for identifying leaders is humility, and his leadership problems have significantly decreased. We would never admit it, but we often search for leaders the way the world does. We look at outward appearances. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

10 " The goal of a good pastor is to raise up good pastors. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

11 " This is why self-deprecation is as wicked as slandering God’s Church. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

12 " In our impatient culture, we want to experience biblical awe without biblical devotion. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

13 " I imagined God looking down on the earth and seeing people on one side of the planet gathering expectantly whenever prayer was happening. Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, people show up only for the most talented people and the “atmosphere.” It’s embarrassing. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

14 " Many want to change the Church, but it is often motivated by personal preference rather than biblical conviction. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

15 " If we are serious about winning the lost, we must be serious about pursuing unity. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

16 " Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that you are part of an eternal plan? Seriously think about this. Your existence didn’t begin at conception. You began in the mind of God before the foundation of this earth. Meditate on this. Few things will make you feel smaller … or bigger. “Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.” Ephesians 1:4–5 "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

17 " If you listened only to the voice of Jesus, read only the words that came out of His mouth, you would have a very clear understanding of what He requires of His followers. If you listened only to modern preachers and writers, you would have a completely different understanding of what it means to follow Jesus. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

18 " Honoring traditions made the Pharisees feel like they were obeying God when they actually weren’t. If we are not careful, we can be guilty of the same sin resulting in the same divine displeasure. "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

19 " «Y al que sabe hacer lo bueno, y no lo hace, le es pecado». Santiago 4:17 "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church

20 " But what Kierkegaard saw in the Church were constant attempts to make Christianity more palatable, more popular, and less offensive. He said if we strip away the offense from Christianity and try to make things fun and easy for everyone, “then lock the churches, the sooner the better, or turn them into places of amusement which stand open all day long!”2 "

― Francis Chan , We Are Church