Quotes About Ministry

The truth is, hope is a terrible strategy to grow, develop, and multiply what God has entrusted to us as leaders. Too much is at stake. This is why developing a theology of planning is critical to ensure life change continues to be a natural byproduct of the decisions we make, buildings we build, and ministry investments we allocate.

My desire to be a physician had a lot to do with that sense of medicine as a ministry of healing, not just a science. And not even just a science and an art, but also a calling, also a ministry.

Spiritual theology is what pastors do—give themselves to getting what we know about God/Jesus lived in the round of ordinary life.

I believe we leaders need to live according to a biblical process, not according to a ministry model.

The greatest service you can provide to the people in your care is to make the Bible accessible to them.

The eminent cleric was poking fun at original sin. 'That sin is your meal ticket. Without it, you'd die of hunger, for your ministry would then no longer have any meaning. If man is not fallen from the very beginning, why did Christ come? to redeem whom and what?' To my objections, his only response was a condescending smile. A religion is finished when only its adversaries try to preserve its integrity.

I often say that if we , as a people, had as much religion in our hearts and souls as we have in our legs and feet, we could change the world. (p.15) It is my opinion that sincerity is not enough for preaching ministry. The minister must be both sincere and intelligent. (p.18)

Therefore, Calvin ascribes a tremendous value to the official proclamation of the word, but he does not make the officeholder the "owner" of the word and Spirit.

Where the Word of God, the Gospel, is, there it demands to be preached; so there must be a ministry. Where the Gospel is, there people must come together for divine service in order to hear it. Where the Word is, there the cross must also be; otherwise how could the word of the cross be taken seriously? Where the Word and the sacraments are, there are God's holy people.

Give a Paris woman at bay four-and-twenty hours, and she will overthrow a ministry.

If the Ministry blunders so far as to come down into the arena, we can give them a drubbing. If they are nettled by it, the thing will rankle in people's minds, and the Government will lose its hold on the masses. The newspaper risks nothing, and the authorities have everything to lose.

Vastly more important than all questions with regard to methods of preaching is the root question as to what it is that shall be preached.

We have found that the Ministry of Defence was slow in responding to the threat of improvised explosive devices and that delays in providing adequate medium-weight protected patrol vehicles should not have been tolerated.

each ministry has an allocation of money to spend on projects agreed to by the government. Every Secretary of State is acutely aware that his tenure of office maybe very short, so he picks out a major contract for himself from the many available. It's the one way to ensure a pension for life if the government is changed overnight or the minister simply loses his job.

Think of your career as your ministry. Make your work an expression of love in service to mankind.

To pastors and leaders who serve faithfully, who work to teach and shepherd those who are in your church or religious institution: thank you for all you do.

Teach the people the Word before converting and baptizing them

The ministry of Christ is based on people

The service of God is in people

The ministry of Christ is related to fellowshipping with people

It is our responsibility as believers to bring the will of God to the people

We are all called to promote God's Kingdom on earth

Serving God is equivalent to serving men

Serving people with love and compassion is the best way to bring them to Christ