Quotes on Character, Church, and Mission

As I mentioned before, I really like Marv Newell's book, Expect Great Things. He encourages sharing these great quotes with others. Here are a few from the sections on "Character" and "Church and Mission":"The greatest hindrance to the advancement of the gospel worldwide is the failure of the lives of God's people." -- John R. W. Stott"The reason some folks don't believe in missions is that the brand of religion they have isn't worth propagating."  -- Unknown"Before strategy, activity, and analysis comes character. Any serious church planter. . . must be serious about displaying the fruit of the Spirit and having a Christ-like attitude in all areas of life." -- Unknown"God is a missionary God. The Bible is a missionary book. The gospel is a missionary message. The church is a missionary institution. And when the church ceases to be missionary minded, it has denied its faith and betrayed its trust."  -- J. Herbert Kane"Mission. . . is seen as a movement from God to the world; the Church is viewed as an instrument for that mission. There is a church because there is a mission, not vice versa.  -- David J. Bosch"Local churches are both the anchor and the lifeline of missions."  -- Marv Newell"[The minister] must learn how to lead the congregation on to make the extension of Christ's kingdom the highest object of its corporate existence."  -- Andrew Murray----------Apostolic Church Planting is available for Kindle pre-order. I hope you will check it out and read what others have written about it.