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“Business guru John Kotter says that the place most leaders fail in effecting change is in assuming their people understand the need for change more than they actually do.”
― Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send
― Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send
“Carl F. H. Henry was reputed to say, “The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.”
― Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send
― Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send
“Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not to bring men and women over to our side, but to offer freedom not disturbed by dividing lines.”
― Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life
― Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life
“When there is nothing challenging or adventurous about your style of faith, you begin to drift toward other things that seem more interesting and meaningful. Mission helps your faith.”7”
― Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send
― Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send
“The world can no longer be left to mere diplomats, politicians, and business leaders. They have done the best they could, no doubt. But this is an age for spiritual heroes- a time for men and women to be heroic in their faith and in spiritual character and power. The greatest danger to the Christian church today is that of pitching its message too low.”
― The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives
― The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives
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