Quotes About Mission

An evangelist is like a newscaster on television or a journalist writing for a newspaper . . . except that the evangelist's mission is to tell the Good News that never changes.

God never calls a person [into His service] without equipping him. I know that from experience.

Christians] are called to distinguish themselves as Christ followers, not community organizers.

Christians should be a foreign influence, a minority group in a pagan world.

Evangelism has always been the heartbeat for our ministry; it is what God has called us to do.

We aren't only called to become Christians; we are also called to be Christians.

The greatest need in the world today is for fully committed Christians.

Christianity cannot expect the world to live the truths of the Gospel until it has the life that the Gospel provides in Christ. We Christians ought to be light and salt in the society in which we live.

As Christians, we are not to get our worlds mixed up . . . We are not to mingle with the world, but we are to witness to the world.

All around you are people who need Christ: your family, your neighbors, people you work with or go to school with every day. Are you praying for them, asking God to open the door of their hearts to His truth?

When we come to Christ, God calls us out of this world's sin and confusion. But then He sends us back into the world—not to share any longer in its sin and spiritual darkness, but to bear witness to the light of Christ.

All over the world God is opening doors of opportunity, making it possible for us to take the Gospel to millions who have never heard of Christ.

Go is the first part of the word Gospel. It should be the watchword of every true follower of Christ. It should be emblazoned on the banners of the church.

The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on.

Remember, our job as Christians is not primarily to protest, but to proclaim.

God's desire is for you to serve him just by being who you are, by using what he gave you to work with.

God has a wonderful plan for the second half of your life: to allow you to serve him by doing what you like to do and what you are good at.

Your purpose is why you you're living, your vision is how you're going to execute it.

When the church lives out its mission, it will be founded on the gospel, evidence true discipleship, positively impact society, and become the body of Christ in whatever cultural context it develops. Ministry will be done. Jesus will be worshiped as supreme above all else.

mission and those who drop the bombs. Mistakes made by pilots dropping weapons in the wrong place and by Soldiers mistakenly shooting at friendly aircraft only exacerbate the problem. The trust curve can be increased bloodlessly by habitually associating air units most likely to support troops with troops they are most likely to support.

In order to be successful in any kind of undertaking, I think the main thing is for one to grow to the point where he completely forgets himself; that is, to lose himself in a great cause.

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

For today's church, if mission trips and ministries of compassion are to accomplish their purpose of witnessing to Jesus Christ and advancing his kingdom, they must include occasions when the Holy Spirit is welcomed to show forth spiritual gifts and manifestations of power. Without these times, people will experience our good works but will not experience the transforming power of the gospel.

Leadership is a highly personal, individual matter. Each leader must establish his own approach based on an internal compass using a method geared to his personality, his capabilities but always oriented towards accomplishing the mission while knowing and taking care of his men.