“There's an ethic that says: 'You don't run off to the church for the sacraments of salvation, you establish a personal relationship with God. You don't run off to the courts for justice, you settle it yourself. You don't run off to labor unions to sort out your work relations, you can take this job and shove it if you don't like what you're doing.” IfsRunningJobsChurchJusticeEthicsLaborRelationCourtSalvationUnionsSettlingSacramentsRelationship With GodPersonal RelationshipsLabor UnionPersonal Relationship With God Author:John Shelton Reed
“The explanation is that prayer is not primarily God's way of getting things done. It is God's way of giving the church 'on the job training' in overcoming the forces hostile to God.” WayGivingDoneJobsForceChurchPrayerTrainingOvercomingExplanationHostileThings DonePraying To GodGetting Things DoneJob Training Author:Paul Billheimer
“Small business is the gateway to opportunity for those who want a piece of the American dream... Well, wouldn't it be nice to hear a little more about the forgotten heroes of America - those who create most of our new jobs, like the owners of stores down the street; the faithfuls who support our churches, synagogues, schools, and communities; the brave men and women everywhere who produce our goods, feed a hungry world, and keep our families warm while they invest in the future to build a better America? That's where miracles are made, not in Washington, D.C.” MenWorldWantWellsLittlesMadeDreamSchoolJobsAmericaOpportunityCommunityChurchSupportPiecesNiceStreetsProduceHeroMen And WomenMiracleBraveForgottenWarmStoresHungryFaithfulOur FamilyOwnersGoodsAmerican DreamBeing NiceSmall BusinessBrave ManNew JobGatewaysSynagogueContribution To SocietySchools And Community Author:Ronald Reagan
“[The church's] job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the moment, so long as it stays within the bounds of moral decency.” PeopleLongWholeMomentsGovernmentJobsSpiritualChurchMoralBoundsPermanentDecencySolaceSpiritual Leadership Author:James A. Michener
“That is the job of the Catholic Church, to be a balance to the materialistic drives of our culture and of economy.” JobsCultureChurchEconomyBalanceCatholicCatholic ChurchMaterialistic Author:David Brooks
“My job as a pastor and theologian is to tease out the nature and the necessity of the gospel in meticulous ways, in everything I say, in everything I like. I want desperately for the church in America to rediscover the power and the beauty and the nature and the necessity of the gospel.” WayWantJobsAmericaChurchPastorTheologianTeaseMeticulous Author:Tullian Tchividjian
“You do not have to protect people's pocket books. They'll do a better job of that than you will.” PeopleBookChristianJobsLeadershipChurchProtectPocketsBetter Jobs Author:Johnny Hunt
“I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending aid, the helpfulness, and so on, yes.” ThinkingKindDoeGovernmentJobsChurchVariousAidsExtendingBetter JobsHelpfulness Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“The church's job is to equip the saints for works of service in the world.” WorldJobsChurchSaint Author:Charles Colson
“I used to be married to a pastor, and I had a church for two years. Pastors are just men, too, with a different job description than others. We're all called to bear one another's burdens. We're all called to pray for the sick. They do it on a larger scale, but they're just a man. A lot of women don't think that. Trust me. I know.” ThinkingKnowsMenYearsTwoDifferentJobsUsedChurchBearsPrayingMarriedSickBurdenScalesUsed To BeDescriptionTwo YearsPastorTrust MeBeing MarriedDifferent Jobs Author:Niecy Nash