"Christmas does not proclaim human progress, but rather God's intervention; it does not mean the world is finally ready to welcome God, but that God has come among us before the world has repented. This is both grace and judgment."
"The church does not possess a missionary mission; rather, God's mission possesses the church."
— Lesslie Newbigin
Source: Open secret
Mission
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"If you ask me what the most important qualification for a pastor is, I will answer: humility. If you ask a second and a third question, I will still answer: humility. Because without humility, even the most correct truth will become a tool of pride."
— Augustine
Source: The Letters of Saint Augustine
Humility, Pride
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"God's work is full of reversals and surprises: often it is first rejected and then exalted; first it is silent and then it is loud and powerful."
— CS·Louis
Source: Four Arguments for Christianity
Ministry
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"Courage is not a virtue on par with others, but rather the form in which all virtues are tested. When all feelings recede, only perseverance can prove that faith is genuine."