Quotes about Church
The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.
— Bill Hybels
God is not calling us to go to church; he is calling us to be his church, the hope of the world.
— Craig Groeschel
Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world.
— Andy Stanley
The local church is the hope of the world.
— Bill Hybels
Jesus is not directing the angelic choir, taking long naps, or doing crossword puzzles. He is completely focused on building his church, the hope of the world.
— Bill Hybels
I hope to see the day when, as in the early days of our country, we don't have public schools. The churches will have taken them over again and Christians will be running them.
— Jerry Falwell
The church is in the hope business.
— John Ortberg
This common prayer project has taken years of energy, but we see it not as a way to leave our individual churches, but as a movement we hope to see permeate the larger Church.
— Shane Claiborne
I am convinced the Church is the greatest hope for humanity and for creating a new world where everyone is valued and embraced regardless of differences.
— Erwin McManus
I hope ["reanimated the papacy"] means that the new interest in the pope evokes a new interest in the Church's teaching, of which the pope is the custodian.
— George Weigel
The future and the hope for the middle class church lies in the renewal of its lifeblood, which is only possible if the church succeeds in winning the working class.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The church is her true self only when she exists for humanity.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer