The Purpose Driven Church Quotes

“Most people think of “vision” as the ability to see the future. But in today’s rapidly changing world, vision is also the ability to accurately assess current changes and take advantage of them. Vision is being alert to opportunities.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“The secret of effectiveness is to know what really counts, then do what really counts, and not worry about all the rest.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“Some of the Scriptures you may want to include in your study are: Matt. 5:13–16; 9:35; 11:28–30; 16:15–19; 18:19–20; 22:36–40; 24:14; 25:34–40; 28:18–20; Mark 10:43–45; Luke 4:18–19; 4:43–45; John 4:23; 10:14–18; 13:34–35; 20:21; Acts 1:8; 2:41–47; 4:32–35; 5:42; 6:1–7; Rom. 12:1–8; 15:1–7; 1 Cor. 12:12–31; 2 Cor. 5:17–6:1; Gal. 5:13–15; 6:1–2; Eph. 1:22–23; 2:19–22; 3:6; 3:14–21; 4:11–16; 5:23–24; Col. 1:24–28; 3:15–16; 1 Thess. 1:3; 5:11; Heb. 10:24–25; 13:7, 17; 1 Peter 2:9–10; 1 John 1:5–7; 4:7–21.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“Worship helps people focus on God; fellowship helps them face life’s problems; discipleship helps fortify their faith; ministry helps them find their talents; and evangelism helps them fulfill their mission.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“Every church needs to grow warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through worship, broader through ministry, and larger through evangelism.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“Por lo general, el mayor enemigo para nuestro éxito en el futuro es nuestro éxito en el pasado.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“During the past two to three decades, many churches have relied primarily on biological and transfer growth, but not Saddleback. It is committed to the idea that vibrant churches in the twenty-first century must be wholeheartedly committed to conversion growth.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“Solid, stable churches are not built in a day. When God wants to make a mushroom he takes six hours. When God wants to build an oak tree he takes sixty years. Do you want your church to be a mushroom or an oak tree?”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“There is an inborn urge in each person to worship. If we don’t worship God we will find something else to worship, whether it be a job, a family, money, a sport, or even ourselves.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“The church should be seeker sensitive but it must not be seeker driven.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“Parachurch organizations and other Christian groups come and go, but the church will last for eternity. It is worth giving our lives for and it deserves our best.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“La familia de Dios me da: Propósito de Dios por el cual vivir (misión) Pueblo de Dios con el cual vivir (membresía) Principios de Dios en base a los cuales debo vivir (madurez) Profesión de Dios que debo ejercer (ministerio) Poder de Dios para vivir (alabanza).”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“La adoración ayuda a las personas a concentrarse en Dios; la comunión las ayuda a hacer frente a los problemas de la vida; el discipulado fortalece su fe; el ministerio las ayuda a encontrar sus talentos y el evangelismo las ayuda a cumplir con su misión.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“Peter Drucker says, “Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“Much of the conflict occurring in congregations is caused when a church calls a pastor whose gifts and passion do not match what the church has been in the past.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“The largest churches in the history of Christianity are in existence at this very moment. Most of them are not in the United States.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“Las iglesias antiguas tienden a estar unidas por reglas, regulaciones y rituales, mientras que las iglesias más jóvenes tienden a estar unidas por un sentido de propósito y misión.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“Father, I know you’re going to do some incredible things in your world today. Please give me the privilege of getting in on some of what you’re doing.” In other words, church leaders should stop praying, “Lord, bless what I’m doing” and start praying, “Lord, help me to do what you are blessing.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission

“algunos maestros de la Biblia son capaces de tomar el libro más apasionante del mundo y con él aburrir a las personas hasta las lágrimas.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“Pastor, creo que antes de alcanzar a estas personas nuevas debiéramos tratar de reactivar a todos los miembros viejos que han dejado de venir.” ¡Esta es una estrategia que garantiza la decadencia de su iglesia! No da resultado. Por lo general, se requiere cinco veces más energía para reactivar a un miembro carnal o disgustado que a un inconverso receptivo.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“Tú solo crees la parte de la Biblia que pones por obra.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“Dios pretende que cada creyente tenga un ministerio.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“Como cristianos somos llamados a pertenecer, no tan solo a creer.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“Toda iglesia que no está obedeciendo a la Gran Comisión está fracasando en su propósito, sin importar qué otras cosas haga.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito

“Todo parece nuevo si uno ignora la historia. Muchos de los métodos que marchan bajo el estandarte del “cambio” han sido utilizados en el pasado ligeramente modificados.”
― Rick Warren, Una iglesia con propósito