“It's just that the churches have been sleeping for a long time. A lot of people argue that the churches are even dead. I don't believe they're dead, but they've been sleeping, but they, I hope, will wake up, and that's one of my tasks is to make sure they wake up as much as they do before I die.” PeopleBelieveLongHas BeensDiesChurchSleepLong TimeTasksWake UpDon't BelieveArguingBefore I Die Author:Cornel West
“The church of Jesus needs to wake up from the exile of passivity and embrace liminality and adventure or continue to remain a religious ghetto for culturally co-opted, fearful, middle-class folk.” NeedsJesusChurchReligiousClassMiddleAdventureWake UpEmbraceFolksMiddle ClassFearfulExileGhettoPassivity Book:The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage Source: The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage
“We may very well wake up in the not-too-distant future in a culture that is not only unreceptive but openly hostile to the church and the gospel of Jesus Christ, a culture in which those who proclaim the gospel will be labeled as bigots and fanatics, a culture in which persecution of Christians will be not only allowed but applauded.” WellsMayChristianCultureJesusChristChurchReligiousJesus ChristWake UpPersecutionHostileFanaticsBigots Author:Josh McDowell
“What breaks my heart is in the United States hundreds of thousands wake up on a Sunday and church never crosses their mind.” MindHeartStatesChristianLeadershipChurchUnitedBreakUnited StatesMy HeartCrossesWake UpSundayBreaking My Heart Author:Andy Stanley