Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church hosted the Purpose Driven Church Conference this past week. Purpose Driven Church is a disciple-building process designed to share God’s plan for the local and global church.
Here are some of the important quotes from the conference:
There’s no correlation between the size of your church and it’s significance. -Rick Warren
With churches, big is not necessarily better, small is not necessarily better. Better is better. Healthy is better. -Rick Warren
Spiritual growth needs to be intentional— it’s not automatic. -Rick Warren
Pastors, what you do is more important than what any CEO in the world does. -Rick Warren
Not only is Jesus the hope for the world, but the church is the body of Christ so is also the hope for the world. -Rick Warren
It’s wise to learn from experience. It’s wiser to learn from the experiences from others. -Rick Warren
God is responsible for the quantity of your ministry; you are responsible for the quality. -Rick Warren
People get lethargic because they don’t have a role and responsibility at your church. -Rick Warren
God made you to love you. You were created as an object of God’s love. -Rick Warren
To the non believer Jesus says, “come.” To the believer, Jesus says, “go!” -Rick Warren
You focus on building people, and God will build the church. -Rick Warren
Don’t ever apologize for wanting your church to grow. God wants His church to grow. -Rick Warren
Learning how to manage your energy is far more important than learning how to manage your time. -Rick Warren
It’s easier to slow down a race horse than speed up a turtle. I hire race horses. -Rick Warren
You cannot be a pastor to everybody. The solution is small groups. -Rick Warren
We have to have renewal in our personal lives. A stale pastor can’t lead a growing church. -Rick Warren
Jesus never sent out anyone to minister alone; he always sent them out in teams. -Rick Warren
