No Perfect People Allowed Quotes

“Our culture diets on the candy of tolerance, but what it really craves is the meat of grace. Tolerance does not value people but simply puts up with their behavior or beliefs. Tolerance alone cannot accommodate both justice and mercy—it can only look the other way. Tolerance might deal with differences, but it can’t embrace us in full knowledge of sin and remove our guilt.”
― John Burke, No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come-as-You-Are Culture in the Church

“If you value “fixed-up” or “put-together” people, don’t risk allowing people to be authentic. You’ll hear things that frustrate you, disappoint you, hurt you, cause you to doubt your efficacy, and make you wonder if people take your teaching seriously.”
― John Burke, No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come-as-You-Are Culture in the Church

“Creating a culture where questions and doubts can find voice is not only healthy, it’s thoroughly biblical. In the Bible, you do find those who had absolute certainty. But those who never doubted, struggled, or wrestled with what it meant to do the will of God were not the heroes of faith . . . they were the Pharisees who crucified Jesus!”
― John Burke, No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come-as-You-Are Culture in the Church