Quotes About Community

Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.

It is out of the question for our people to rise by treading down any of their own number.

Every lynching represents by just so much a loosening of the bands of civilisation; that the spirit of lynching inevitably throws into prominence in the community all the foul and evil creatures who dwell therein. No man can take part in the torture of a human being without having his own moral nature permanently lowered

A man's first duty is to his own home, but he is not thereby excused from doing his duty to the State; for if he fails in this second duty it is under the penalty of ceasing to be a freeman.

All for each, and each for all, is a good motto; but only on condition that each works with might and main to so maintain himself as not to be a burden to others.

The building of a good society is not primarily a social, but a psychic task.

No man can rob successfully over a period of years without pleasing the people he robs.

In Sicily where food is love and the street is a stage street food is more than a cheap meal it's Communion.

There's much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local referendums.

But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.

Crawl underneath the hood of any growing church that is actually growing from the unchurched, and you will find that the number one reason newcomers attend is that they were invited by a friend. Churches grow from the unchurched because their members and attendees talk about it to their unchurched friends. It comes up in their conversations like the mention of a good movie, a favorite restaurant or a treasured vacation spot. There is a culture of invitation.

Even if the church began to grow on its own, the members of the dying church would only accept the growth if the new members were like them and if the church would continue to "do church" the way they wanted it.

When the early Jerusalem church members devoted themselves to prayer, they were doing a lot more than reading names off a list. They were fervent, intense, and passionate about prayer.

When the church is engaged in meaningful prayer, it becomes both the cause and the result of greater church health.

When a church ceases to have a heart and ministry for its community, it is on the path toward

The money, though, was symptomatic of a heart problem. The church cared more for its own needs than the community and the world.

So if we approach church membership from the perspective of entitlement, we have it upside down. You always ask first what you can do for your church.

Unity in the church will not happen if members have unforgiving hearts.

We should not "go to church" to get our self-centered needs met. Instead we go to worship the one true God as we serve alongside other believers.

You have likely heard me describe the state of churches in North America. Nearly nine out of ten are either declining, or they are growing more slowly than the communities in which they are located. In simple terms, 90 percent of our churches are losing ground in their respective communities.

few things can destroy the unity of a church like gossip. A unified church is powerful. Gossip tears apart that unity and renders a church powerless.

I don't understand it," he said. "We would welcome them if they came. And they must know we are here. You can't miss the big white columns out front." "Perhaps," I said with trepidation, "your church might go into the community instead of expecting them to come to you." "Nah," he said with a hint of indignation. "They're not interested in us. If this church dies, it will be because of the community.

Churches with high expectations not only reach the unchurched but retain them as well.

Pastors and other church leaders make mistakes. Church members often exacerbate them.