We as Christians, we're not driven by fear. We're driven by faith. If our narrative is defined by fear and not by faith, it's not a Christian narrative. Ed Stetzer More Quotes by Ed Stetzer More Quotes From Ed Stetzer If you're regularly willing to give a critique, but not willing to take one, you're not a leader, you're a cynic. Ed Stetzer cynic leader giving Regrettably, we've made it acceptable to sit in church week after week & do nothing & still call yourself a 'Christian.' Ed Stetzer week church christian A church without the broken is a broken church. Ed Stetzer broken-spirit church religious To engage people in culture we must remember that holiness is separation from sin, not separation from sinners. Ed Stetzer sins-not culture people Being Missional means actually doing mission right where you are. Missional means adopting the posture of a missionary, learning and adapting to the culture around you while remaining Biblically sound. Ed Stetzer missionary sound mean The Christian life is not about finding safety and comfort; it’s about finding yourself in a dangerous place of vulnerable compassion. Ed Stetzer safety compassion christian Don't let your church be a cul-de-sac on the Great Commission highway. Ed Stetzer great-commission highways church You cannot hate a people and reach a people at the same time. Ed Stetzer hate people Community is essential when it comes to successfully living out the Christian walk in a day-to-day context. So the math is simple: More community = More disciples. Ed Stetzer simple christian math If we demand things in worship that can't be in every culture, then we're demanding cultural preferences, not biblical. Ed Stetzer demand biblical culture Barna is correct when he writes, "After fifteen years of diligent digging into the world around me, I have reached several conclusions about the future of the Christian church in America. The central conclusion is that the American church is dying due to lack of strong spiritual leadership. In this time of unprecedented opportunity and plentiful resources, the church is actually losing influence. The primary reason is the lack of leadership. Nothing is more important than leadership."7 Ed Stetzer strong spiritual christian Put your 'yes' on the table and let God put it on the map. Ed Stetzer maps tables letting-go We have to assess: Are we making disciples along the way as we draw people to our churches? Ed Stetzer church people religion If your church loves the way you do church more than your children, it loves the wrong thing. Ed Stetzer church children way Teaching people to become like Jesus, outside of the power of Jesus, dishonors Jesus. Ed Stetzer teaching people jesus I don't think you can love Jesus without loving His wife. Ed Stetzer wife jesus thinking Your denomination is not defined by a style. So don’t let style become a point of contention. Ed Stetzer contention denominations style
