Max Lucado Quotes

I'm first a pastor and then a writer.

I love going to black churches, and I love some of these black preachers. The best preacher I ever saw in my life was a 93-year-old in a black church in Hamilton, Virginia. What a preacher!

Yes, I'm a Pastor of a church called Understand Principles for Better Living Church, in Los Angeles, CA.

Yes, I was a parish priest for five years. I was a curate in a large working class parish in Bristol and the Vicar of a village in Kent.

I think a pastor used to be viewed as the one-stop ministry shop. The pastor served on every committee, volunteered at every event, and made all the hospital visits. I think that is changing and I think that is healthy. Both for the pastor and the congregation.

My father was a no-nonsense, dedicated, and focused minister, and there was usually a sermon he needed to prepare for or a Scripture he needed to study, and that always came first.

I'm not only a Christian, but I'm a pastor of a church.

You were part of a parish life. It was a great community to grow up in. I just was impressed by our parish priests. After a while, I began to think maybe I could do that.

My father was an itinerant preacher who traveled the country's heartland preaching from town to town and church to church.

I want to be a pastor in a high school.

My father was a religious leader in the community, and my sister is a pastor.

I am grateful for the men and women who pastor, who lead in churches across our country. Ultimately, their role of loving people and seeing hearts changed is probably the greatest calling.

My job is to preach and preach and preach.

I feel a special calling to impart hope to the church I serve.

My dad was a non-denominational preacher, actually a Congregationalist which is really where all congregations come to congregate. That's why it's called a Congregationalist. Later on in life, he just became a non-denominational preacher, kind of a fire and brimstone type guy. That's how I grew up.

Vision is something pastors and churches cannot afford to live without.

I have a great staff at the church; they protect me and allow me to focus on more of what I do best.

Preachers are always pleasant company when they are off duty.

I struggle with trying to be a good pastor of a large church.

The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.

The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.

I'm a pastor of a local church. I'm not a televangelist. I've never had a televised program. I'm a pastor. A pastor's role is to care and comfort, encourage, teach, and everything that I do, even when I meet with world leaders, is from a pastor's heart.

Why is the church always a taillight rather than a headlight?

To pastors and leaders who serve faithfully, who work to teach and shepherd those who are in your church or religious institution: thank you for all you do.

Leadership in church is one of the biggest challenges that the Church is facing because without strong leadership, the church rarely lives out its redemptive potentials.