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George Barna, born in 1955, is an influential expert in the fields of religious research and market surveys. His research focuses on religious trends, faith statistics, and church growth strategies, providing valuable insights for religious leaders and churches.

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“A distinguishing taste of authentic Christians is their distaste for evil.”

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“The visionary who is serving God ceases to live for personal ambitions, but rather for God's ambitions.”

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“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.”

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Book:A Fish Out of Water: 9 Strategies to Maximize Your God-Given Leadership Potential

Source: A Fish Out of Water: 9 Strategies to Maximize Your God-Given Leadership Potential

“True visionaries are never lukewarm.”

Vision Visionaries Lukewarm

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“The absolute goal of vision for ministry is to glorify God.”

Goal Vision Absolutes Ministry Glorify

Book:The Power of Vision: Discover and Apply God's Plan for Your Life and Ministry (Large Print 16pt)

Source: The Power of Vision: Discover and Apply God's Plan for Your Life and Ministry (Large Print 16pt)

“These figures emphasize how soft people's commitment to God is. Americans are willing to expend some energy in religious activities such as attending church and reading the Bible, and they are willing to throw some money in the offering basket, but when it comes time to truly establishing their priorities and making a tangible commitment to knowing and loving God, most people stop short.”

“We cannot be effective if we continue to cling to the old ways, the old strategies, the old assumptions.”

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Book:Evangelism that works: how to reach changing generations with the unchanging gospel

Source: Evangelism that works: how to reach changing generations with the unchanging gospel

“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.”

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Book:Evangelism that works: how to reach changing generations with the unchanging gospel

Source: Evangelism that works: how to reach changing generations with the unchanging gospel

“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.”

Needs Mind Heart Christian Religion Felt Areas Capacity Ties Heart And Mind Evangelism

Book:Evangelism that works: how to reach changing generations with the unchanging gospel

Source: Evangelism that works: how to reach changing generations with the unchanging gospel

“The average Christian leaves planet earth never having led anyone to Christ.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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Book:Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions

Source: Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions

“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.”

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“Increasingly, America is biblically illiterate.”

America Illiterate

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“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.”

Opportunity Ability Our Lives Information Demand News Connected Agendas Volume Sheer Acquaintance Request Close Friends Paralyzed Prioritize Bloggers

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“Jesus didn't die so we could fill auditoriums, he died so that lives could be transformed.”

Dies Jesus Died Transformed Auditoriums

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“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.”

People Process Vision Groups Embrace Pursue

Book:A Fish Out of Water: 9 Strategies to Maximize Your God-Given Leadership Potential

Source: A Fish Out of Water: 9 Strategies to Maximize Your God-Given Leadership Potential

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