The first and principal duty of a pastor is to feed the flock by diligent preaching of the word — John Owen
The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both. — John Calvin
As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives. — Adam Hamilton
Qualifications of a pastor: the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros — Stuart Briscoe
Any church may have a mighty man of God for its pastor, if it is willing to pay the price, and that price is not a big salary, but great praying. — R. A. Torrey
preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching. — Paul the Apostle
A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind. — Nelson Mandela
I go farther, and say, that it is plainly our duty to desire pastors and teachers to take the care of such congregations, and that God did raise up such in the church as we see it in the word. — John Nelson Darby
You need to be in a church where the pastors are urging you, not so much to listen to what they say as to turn to the Bible from which they teach. — Alistair Begg
Never trust a preacher with more than two suits. — Lenny Bruce
The Bible is the ultimate authority and infallible, not the pastor and not the elders. And it doesn't mean that you believe everything he says without examining it. — John Piper
A shepherd, in whom the spirit of God works, is more highly esteemed before God than the wisest and most potent in self-wit, without the divine dominion. — Jakob Bohme
The best way to revive a church is to build a fire in the pulpit. — Dwight L. Moody
A preacher should have the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros. His problem is how to toughen his hide without hardening his heart. — Vance Havner
The friendly preacher who fails to warn of the reality of Hell, betrays the Son of God with a kiss. — Ray Comfort
Short Pastor Quotes
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers. — John Calvin
The voice you believe will determine the future you experience — Steven Furtick
Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience. — Steven Furtick
Don't waste another moment crying over what went wrong! If it wasn't a blessing - it was a lesson. — Paula White
To know that God knows everything about me and yet loves me is indeed my ultimate consolation. — R. C. Sproul
Humility is not a character trait to develop, it's the natural by-product of being with Jesus. — Louie Giglio
Faith is reacting positively to a negative situation. — Robert H. Schuller
God doesn't bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing. — Warren W. Wiersbe
A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck. — Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
We should not pray for God to be on our side, but pray that we may be on God's side. — Billy Graham
Pastoral Ministry Quotes
When Jesus Christ comes back, it is not the liberal politicians who ought to be trembling, it's the pastors…because so many men have built their 'ministries' on the dry dead bones of
unconverted church members. — Paul Washer
I started my ministry when I was 19, I was pastoring at 22 and I got married when I was 24, so I was building at such a young age and that fight, that dream and tenacity is still in me. — T. D. Jakes
We had a church together. We co-founded and co-pastored the ministry, but Randy [White] was really a strong part. — Paula White
One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do. — John Piper
I think a pastor used to be viewed as the one-stop ministry shop. The pastor served on every committee, volunteered at every event, and made all the hospital visits. I think that is changing and I think that is healthy. Both for the pastor and the congregation. — Mark Batterson
The pastor who cares about the spiritual growth of his people must make God and His Word the centerpiece of his ministry. — Steven J. Law
I started out in the ministry, went to college, started as a pastor, pastored for basically 25 years. That was a good time, I really enjoyed it. — John C. Maxwell
If churches would take ownership of a vision, the next pastor who is thinking about coming to that church can see what their vision is and then determine if their vision fits with his or her ministry. If it doesn't, then it would be wrong for that pastor to come to that church. — John C. Maxwell
Preparation for marriage is very important. It's very, very important because I believe it is something that in the Church, in common pastoral ministry, at least in my country, in South America, the Church it has not valued much. — Pope Francis
The Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine might be the most helpful and profound book I've read in years. If you're in pastoral ministry grab a copy. — Matt Chandler
All self-effort is but sinking sand. Christ alone is the Rock of our salvation. — Henry Allen Ironside
Loneliness is not lack of company, loneliness is lack of purpose. — Guillermo Maldonado
Direction, not intention determines your destination. — Andy Stanley
Don't allow your past or present condition to control you. It's just a process that you're going through to get you to the next level. — T. D. Jakes
Let me remind you that this is God's universe, and He is doing things His way. You may think you have a better way, but you don't have a universe to rule. — J. Vernon McGee
You’d be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look — T. D. Jakes
Remember, when something leaves your life, God is making room for something much better to enter! Get ready! — Paula White
First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I'm not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was no one left to help me. — Martin Niemoller
During the last times, men will be lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. When you think of our sports-driven society, and our media-driven society, and our leisure-driven society, then you understand we are living in the last days. — Jerry Falwell
When you follow God's will for your life, you can see how yesterday's events prepared you for today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities. — David Jeremiah
Unhappiness does not come from the way things are, but from the difference between how things are and how we think they should be — Creflo A. Dollar
Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God. — Matt Chandler
Open your heart and invite God into every circumstance because when God enters the scene, miracles happen. — Victoria Osteen
Sometimes we make the mistake of thinking God uses only 'special' people the strong, the intelligent, the beautiful. We don't think He has a place for the rest of us. We are so wrong! — Chuck Smith
This is how God works. He puts people in positions where they are desperate for his power, and then he shows his provision in ways that display his greatness — David Platt
You could remove the powerful preaching from our church and it would still continue. You could remove the administration of pastoral care through the cell group system and the church would still continue. But if you remove the prayer life of our church it would collapse. — David Yonggi Cho
Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God's listening ears. — R. A. Torrey
The Kingdom of God is not a matter of getting individuals to heaven, but of transforming the life on earth into the harmony of heaven. — Walter Rauschenbusch
God expects the ANC to rule this country because we are the only organisation which was blessed by pastors when it was formed. It is even blessed in Heaven. That is why we will rule until Jesus comes back. We should not allow anyone to govern our city [Cape Town] when we are ruling the country. — Jacob Zuma
Many pastors criticize me for taking the Gospel so seriously. But do they really think that on Judgment Day, Christ will chastise me, saying, 'Leonard, you took Me too seriously'? — Leonard Ravenhill
Within the soil of a discouraging season can often be the seeds of incredible blessing, miracles and breakthrough! — Brian Houston
The Sunday morning service shows how popular your church is. The evening services show how popular your pastor is. Your private prayer time shows you how popular God is! — Leonard Ravenhill
There is no circumstance, no trouble, no testing, that can ever touch me until, first of all, it has gone past God and past Christ, right through to me. If it has come that far, it has come with great purpose. — Alan Redpath
Love that goes upward is worship;
Love that goes outward is affection;
Love that stoops is grace. — Donald Barnhouse
There is more grace in God's heart than there is sin in your past. — Erwin W. Lutzer
As worship leaders we might use music as a tool, but music is only ever just that - a tool with which to encourage lives to be renewed and awakened to God. — Reuben Morgan
We are not to be anxious about the unknown future or to fret about it. We are to live in a moment-by-moment dependence upon God. — James Montgomery Boice
God didn't give you the strength to get back on your feet so that you can run back to the same things that knocked you down. — Marvin Sapp
Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours. — Tullian Tchividjian
We are all hypocrites in transition. I am not who I want to be, but I am on the journey there, and thankfully I am not whom I used to be. — Erwin McManus
The first step to becoming what God made you to be is to stop worrying about what others want you to be. — Rick Warren
Because with every action, comment, conversation, we have the choice to invite Heaven or Hell to Earth. — Rob Bell
God sometimes answers our prayers by giving us what we would have asked for had we known what He knows. — J. D. Greear
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