“There is needed, no doubt, a body of servants (ministerium) of the invisible church, but not officials (officiales), in other words, teachers but not dignitaries, because in the rational religion of every individual there does not yet exist a church as a universal union (omnitudo collectiva).” DoeBodyIndividualChurchDoubtTeacherNeededUniversalUnionsInvisibleRationalServantOfficialsNo Doubt Author:Immanuel Kant
“If my church attempted to influence me in a way which was improper or which affected adversely my responsibilities as a public servant sworn to uphold the Constitution, then I would reply to them that this was an improper action on their part. It was one to which I could not subscribe.” IfsWayActionChurchResponsibilityAtheismInfluenceConstitutionPositive AtheismServantAffectedPublic Servants Author:John F. Kennedy
“The doors of churches, hotels, concert halls and reading rooms are alike closed against the Negro as a man, but every place is open to him as a servant.” MenReadingChurchRoomsDoorsRacismServantHotelHallsConcertsReading Room Book:Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells Source: Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
“God is decreeing to begin some newand great period in his Church, even to the reforming of Reformation itself. What does he then but reveal Himself to his servants, and as his manner is, first to his Englishmen?” FirstsDoeChurchPeriodsServantEnglishmenReformation Author:John Milton
“Dave Stark has taken the best of recent marketplace management concepts and married them to timeless biblical principles of leadership, translating business jargon into ministry language. The combination is an encouraging and practical guide to Christ-centered ministry leadership. This book will be helpful to anyone involved in leading a church or serious about modeling servant leadership.” BookLanguageChristChurchPrinciplesTakenSeriousInvolvedMarriedConceptsManagementGuidesPracticalsCombinationServantHelpfulMinistryTranslateBiblicalTimelessModelingMarketplaceStarksDaveJargonServant Leadership Author:Jonathan Reckford
“The greatest weakness in the church today is that the servants of God keep looking over their shoulder for the approval of men.” MenTodayChurchWeaknessShouldersServantApprovalServant Of GodChurch Today Author:R. C. Sproul
“Government employees are public servants and prohibited by the Constitution from inhibiting religious freedom, that is a far cry from sneaking around and into a church and acting like KGB agents.” GovernmentChurchReligiousFreedomActingCryConstitutionAgentsServantEmployeeReligious FreedomPublic ServantsKgbGovernment EmployeesSneaking Around Author:Mathew Staver
“Servanthood does not nullify leadership; it defines it. Jesus does not cease to be the Lion of Judah when He becomes the lamblike servant of the church.” DoeJesusChurchCeaseServantLionsServanthoodJudah Book:This Momentary Marriage Source: This Momentary Marriage