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Quotes on Ministry, Generosity, Leadership
"The first mission of the church is to ascend into the heavenly holy of holies, to worship the Almighty God, and to receive the eternal life and light from him, and the second mission of the Church is to be sent back into this world as witnesses of the light and the life we have received, and to communicate that to the world. Let us go forth in peace; in the Name of the Lord. This twofold mission of the church constitutes the rhythm of our whole life in which we go up and in, and then out to bear witness."
Father Alexander Schmemann
"Ministry is a duty. Not a suggestion or even a recommendation but a commandment. It is a shared responsibility. We serve Christ by serving others. Its not the priest's job. Its not someone else's job. It can happen as part of a secular vocation. It can be done individually or as part of a parish ministry group. It happens in many ways -- always building on the gifts, talent and resources of those in ministry and the context of those in need.
Larry Jenney Article OCA.org
"The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half."
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"We would all like a reputation for generosity and we'd all like to buy it cheap."
Mignon McLaughlin
"If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don't, you will find an excuse."
Anonymous
or put another way...
“Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so almost everyone gets busy on the proof.”
John Kenneth Galbreath
"Leaders should be thermostats not thermometers."
Jacob Schmelzer
[Perhaps better put thermostats AND thermometers. JK}
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