Quotes by Church The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half. Andrew Greeley ice church leadership Familiarity with holy things can often engender blindness, and churches are, for all their merits, institutions that embody, perhaps more than most, the will to perpetuate themselves. In this process, they can easily lose sight of the purpose for which they came into being and, in so doing, frustrate the Spirit. Andrew Linzey merit church sight God has a plan for His Church upon earth. But alas! we too often make our plan, and we think that we know what ought to be done. We ask God first to bless our feeble efforts, instead of absolutely refusing to go unless God go before us. Andrew Murray effort church thinking The way that Russian Orthodox services work generally, and certainly the way that this worked, is that it goes on for hours and hours, and people wander in and wander out, and people talk the whole way through. One of the American women said to the other, "This is so beautiful. I can actually imagine maybe even becoming Orthodox." She went on and on, and finally a Russian seated just in front of her turned and said, "You are not member of church because it is beautiful; you are member of church because it is the single truth of God!" Andrew Solomon church beautiful people The Church responds to antiquated social realities, and those realities remain much more current in Utah precisely because of the Church. Andrew Solomon utah church reality The thing that makes me really outraged, is the idea that the Mormon Church would presume to get involved in decisions that have little to do with Mormonism. Andrew Solomon church decision ideas If you don't want to have gay weddings in Mormon churches, that's fine. That's absolutely up to the members of the faith or the leadership of the faith. I would never suggest that the Mormon Church has to consecrate gay unions. But homosexuality runs at a fairly constant rate through all populations. There are many gay Mormons. Andrew Solomon gay church running If the Mormon Church still supported polygamy, and if it appeared to be a system that was not exploitative of women, I wouldn't feel that it's my place to forbid it. Andrew Solomon polygamy church feels I have two nexuses of sadness about the Mormon Church. The first is the effect the Church's position on homosexuality has on Mormons. Andrew Solomon sadness church two It seems particularly ironic that a church that at one stage, a long time ago, fought to redefine marriage should now be so opposed to these attempts to redefine marriage. Andrew Solomon ironic church long The Church is larger than any one nation or any one political scene. Andrew van der Bijl political scene church The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders. Andy Stanley expecting outsiders church The Church is a family expecting guests. Andy Stanley expecting church guests Why create churches for 50-year-olds and let culture have the students? Andy Stanley church culture years What is this generation of students worth? It's worth everything. Andy Stanley church leadership christian Blame is a change-avoidance strategy. Andy Stanley church leadership christian Leaders are all about what isn't and what-needs-to-be be. Andy Stanley church leadership christian People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. They will continue to attend your church - even if they don't share your beliefs - as long as they find the content engaging and helpful. Andy Stanley church long people Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you. Andy Stanley church leader trying In leadership there are always problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. When you try to solve a tension, you create a problem. Andy Stanley church leadership christian «4567891011121314»