“Going faster in the wrong direction is never the right answer.”
Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 1585).
Category: random philosophical rant
if your church left
“If you picked up and left, how would the city feel? Would your city weep? Would anybody even notice? Would anybody care?”
Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 1551).
rethinking evangelism
“Evangelism doesn’t have to be reduced to doing something you don’t like with people you don’t know.”
Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 1381).
they are the door
“Relationships are not only essential for gaining trust within the community; they are the door by which many individuals come into a relationship with Christ.”
Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 1172).
not for show
“We decided long ago that we aren’t going to serve to get noticed. We serve for two reasons: to meet basic needs and to create positive relationships.”
Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 1121).
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