Top 27 George Barna Quotes
#1. Christian researcher George Barna concludes, "American Christianity has largely failed since the middle of the twentieth century because Jesus' modern-day disciples do not act like Jesus.
Skye Jethani
#2. I'd love to learn how to foxtrot and cha cha. Believe it or not, I have terrible dancing skills. I can do everything on the ice, but as soon as you put me on the ground, I'm that person that falls down walking off a curb.
Johnny Weir
#3. Evangelism that starts at the nonbeliever's point of felt need and ties the gospel into that area of need has the greatest capacity for capturing the mind and heart of the non-Christian.
George Barna
#4. A deep spiritual bond exists between Christians, Moslems and Jews, for as Pope Pius XII said, all Christians are "spiritual Semites" because we are descended spiritually from Abraham.
Fulton J. Sheen
#5. It's unconscionable to breed with the number of children who are starving to death in impoverished countries,
Ashley Judd
#6. Leadership is the process of motivating, mobilizing, resourcing, and directing people to passionately and strategically pursue a vision from God that a group jointly embraces.
George Barna
#7. Sometimes, the only thing that stands in your way from moving on completely is one question. Sadly, it is the one question God asked another person to answer for you. Be the solution, not the problem.
Shannon L. Alder
#8. Leadership is the art of serving God by helping His people become more like His Son through the indefatigable pursuit of His vision and values.
George Barna
#9. My directing is really weird. Everything is based on whether it's working or not. I don't try to fix something if it's not working, I'll just change it.
Joe Swanberg
#10. Nearly 60% of Americans who regularly attend Christian church say there is no such thing as the Holy Spirit - they say the Holy Spirit is just a symbol of God's power or presence or purity.
George Barna
#11. The absolute goal of vision for ministry is to glorify God.
George Barna
#12. There are three pillars, regardless of your work culture, whether you're in Silicon Valley or on Wall Street: how you look, how you speak, and how you behave. It's all three things, and nailing them makes you a contender.
Sylvia Ann Hewlett
#13. God can, has and will use anybody who is open to serving Him to convey the gospel. He will bless the efforts of His servants whether they are gifted as evangelizers or not.
George Barna
#14. When we're always connected, we allow others-colleagu es and celebrities, close friends and distant acquaintances, bloggers and news aggregators-set our life's agenda. Our ability to prioritize is paralyzed by the sheer volume of requests, demands, opportunities, and information.
George Barna
#16. Our studies consistently show a large majority of people leave their church's service without feeling as though they have connected with God. If those who regularly attend depart with such disappointment and confusion, what must it be like for those who are new to the church adventure?
George Barna
#17. The visionary who is serving God ceases to live for personal ambitions, but rather for God's ambitions.
George Barna
#18. We cannot be effective if we continue to cling to the old ways, the old strategies, the old assumptions.
George Barna
#19. If you want to have a lasting influence upon the world, you must invest in people's lives; and if you want to maximize that investment, then you must invest in those people while they are young.
George Barna
#20. I'm not a fan - this is a personal preference - I'm not a fan of tour-de-force writing. I admire it, but it's not where my inclination is. I want to hide.
Tracy Letts
#21. Americans tend not to be too enthusiastic about having their taxes raised again ... But if the American people aren't going to accept it, if the politicians don't have the courage to raise taxes, what are we facing down the road?
Judy Woodruff
#22. Increasingly, America is biblically illiterate.
George Barna
#23. Today's churchless adults are not remarkably less favorable toward churches in their community; if anything, there is simply a growing "yawn,
George Barna
#24. The average Christian leaves planet earth never having led anyone to Christ.
George Barna
#25. It is not a church's job to spiritually develop your children. Scripturally, it is the job of the parents. The church body is supposed to support parents in raising children, not replace them.
George Barna
#26. Jesus didn't die so we could fill auditoriums, he died so that lives could be transformed.
George Barna
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