Rediscover Church Quotes

“More than anything else, your non-Christian friends need not just your gospel words but also a gospel community that testifies to the truth of those gospel words. You want them to watch the life of your church and say, “God really does change people. And he really is building a just and righteous city—here in the church” (see 1 Cor. 14:25; Heb. 11:10).”
― Collin Hansen, Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential

“Church membership offers the safety of the sheep pen, where Christ is shepherd. It offers the nourishment of being attached to a body, like an arm to a horse, where Christ is the head. It offers the love of a family, where Christ is the firstborn of many heirs. It offers the obligations and duties of citizenship in a holy nation, where Christ is the King.”
― Collin Hansen, Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential

“What is a church? It's a group of people who know they've been loved by Christ and have begun to love one another like that.”
― Collin Hansen, Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential

“No matter what challenges you face as an American or non-American, ethnic minority or majority, rich or poor, your hope for a just and peaceful society should not rest on the kingdoms of this world. It should rest on the King himself, who is establishing his heavenly kingdom in the outposts we call the local church.”
― Collin Hansen, Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential

“The good news is, every gospel-preaching church is playing for the same kingdom team.”
― Collin Hansen, Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential

“The best preacher for you is the preacher who is faithful to God’s Word. Even better if he’s willing to meet you over coffee or visit you in the hospital. There’s a reason we don’t only read Scripture together in each worship service. Preaching brings the authority of God’s Word to bear, through the mediating personality and experience of the teacher, on a contemporary context with particular local and personal demands.”
― Collin Hansen, Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential