The Sending Church Quotes

“One of the largest employers in Smyrna is Nissan. LifePoint is privileged to be home to many Nissan employees. We constantly remind our Nissan people that they’re not at Nissan to make cars; God has placed them at Nissan to make disciples. Nissan doesn’t know it, but they’re paying the salary of Christians to be missionaries. How cool is that?”
― Pat Hood, The Sending Church: The Church Must Leave the Building

“So, the church is not a building, the church is people that have been redeemed by Jesus and sent by Him into our community and world to make much of Him. I know that sounds basic. You’ve heard it so many times; we had heard it too. But we weren’t living it.”
― Pat Hood, The Sending Church: The Church Must Leave the Building

“I talked about God’s presence being in a place in the Old Testament—the Holy of Holies. In the Gospels, God’s Presence was in a person—Jesus Christ. But, since the day of Pentecost in Acts, God’s presence indwells all who repent and surrender to Him. Those people are His church. Here is the progression: God’s Presence in a Building—The Temple God’s Presence in a Person—Jesus Christ God’s Presence in a People—The Church”
― Pat Hood, The Sending Church: The Church Must Leave the Building