John Ortberg Quotes & Sayings (Page 10)

“Tithing is considerably less popular than words like generosity or sharing.”

“Tithing is like training wheels when it comes to giving. It's intended to help you get started, but not recommended for the Tour de France.”

“We all want to feel spiritually vigorous, and we hurt when we don't. This pain is intensified for people who lead church ministries.”

“We do not need answers or formulas to minister in crisis.”

“When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.”

“When someone is in crisis, don't start by teaching, leveraging, or explaining. Just be with.”

“The most important criterion is this: hire someone whose character and humility and attitude you would like to have reproduced in your church and in yourself.”

“A healthy soul is whole and integrated. It is connected to God. A person with a healthy soul is at peace with God, with himself, and with other people.”

“Although the church has often been far too slow to follow his lead, Jesus' insistence that women, as well as men, bear the full image of God has had a way of sparking reform movements across the centuries.”

“As a preacher who is fully human, and clearly not divine, I can't speak as Jesus did. But I do seek to speak truth that carries weight and authority. All of us who preach the gospel aspire to speak under the authority of Jesus.”