Quotes About Engagement

Numai atunci cand vor invata sa dialogheze oamenii vor incepe sa fie egali.

Life is about doing, not thinking about doing.

I was in the Commons recently and saw a young lady wearing a nice pair of shoes. I said I liked them and she said my shoes were the reason she became involved in politics.

A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey, there are votes in this!

Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. With mindfulness, we know what to do and what not to do to help

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.

Activism begins with you, Democracy begins with you, get out there, get active! Tag, you're it

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

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.

Religious institutions have failed to be a force in the lives of the Millennials.

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.

Some churches are not clear on a ministry process because they do not have one. Others have one, but it is too complex. It is too complicated, too long, or too confusing. The process is ineffective because it cannot be understood. Without understanding, commitment wanes. Understanding always precedes commitment.

I simply know that if something is important to the church, it really cannot be over-communicated.

Los lideres deben discutir el proceso con regularidad. Si el corazon de los lideres no late con pasion por eso, la gente no lo tomara en cuenta. Si el piano ministerial es confuso Para los lideres, ni siquiera lo consideraran los miembros de la congregacion.

As a leader, you are constantly confronting realities, communicating realities, and communicating the urgency of the moment. You may tire of the redundancy. You may think it's time to be quiet for a season. But it's not. You communicate. And then communicate. And then communicate again.

People have no desire to be a part of something that makes no difference, that expects little. And, frankly, many churches have dumbed down church membership to the point that it has no meaning at all.

With a country club membership you pay others to do the work for you. With church membership, everyone has a role or function. That is why some are hands, feet, ears, or eyes. We are all different, but we are necessary parts of the whole.

The concept of an inactive church member is an oxymoron. Biblically, no such church member really exists.

Many guests really want to know, "What's next?" Is your church ready to answer them?

Simply stated, your church will not likely be ready for change until it experiences some action steps of an outward focus.

the health of the church is directly tied to the health of groups in the church. If you are not in a small group, a Sunday school class, or some other type of group, you are not contributing to the health of the church.

church members who became involved in some type of group in the churches were five times more likely to be active in the church five years later compared to the worship-only attenders.