James E. Faust Quotes

The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical.

I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message.

In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission.

I have this call in my heart to reach all people.

When I had something I thought God was talking to me about, the first thing I did, before I ever talked to the congregation, was to sit down with the major influencers of the church and share with them what I thought God was speaking to me. I gave them time for input or questions. Many times they would ask questions and I would reply, "I need to spend more time on this. I'm not sure I'm thinking clearly there." Other times they added value and helped make this vision better or more accessible to the people.

We are all missionary disciples

I would like a more missionary church,Not so much a tranquil church, but a beautiful church that goes forward.

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.

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

One of the things that I've urged the president-elect to do is to develop a strong working relationship with the intelligence community and I think it's important that Congress, on a bipartisan basis.

Our young men are going into the professional fields because they don't 'feel called' to the mission field. We don't need a call; we need a kick in the pants. We must begin thinking in terms of 'going out,' and stop our weeping because 'they won't come in.' Who wants to step into an igloo? The tombs themselves are not colder than the churches. May God send us forth.

When a human body is out of balance we call that disease, which indicates dis-ease of the body. Likewise, when the body of Christ becomes unbalanced, disease occurs... Health will occur only when everything is brought back into balance. The task of church leadership is to discover and remove growth-restricting diseases and barriers so that natural, normal growth can occur.

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

There are only three kinds of Christians when it comes to world missions: zealous goers, zealous senders, and disobedient.

What keeps a nation strong is really the community. It is about people helping each other.

The church that can't worship must be entertained. And leaders who can't lead a church to worship must provide the entertainment.

The Church will never reach her full redemptive potential until men and women with the leadership gift step up and lead.

The church does not draw people in; it sends them out.

It was while I was pastoring that I began to realize that pastors were not growing churches because they didn't understand leadership because they were not trained, adequate leaders.

The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.

As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward. Build bridges instead of walls.

I need to hear something about how he's going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that's not heard, then we've got to constantly challenge him.

People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.

I'm going to be on a mission. I've handled my personal vendettas and handled them well. Every challenge you put in front of me, I've handled it, dismantled it - ate them, dropped them off in the bathroom and flushed them away.