Quotes from George Barna

Nearly 60% of Americans who regularly attend Christian church say there is no such thing as the Holy Spirit—they say the Holy Spirit is just a symbol of God's power or presence or purity.

The absolute goal of vision for ministry is to glorify God.

God can, has and will use anybody who is open to serving Him to convey the gospel. He will bless the efforts of His servants whether they are gifted as evangelizers or not.

We cannot be effective if we continue to cling to the old ways, the old strategies, the old assumptions.

The average Christian leaves planet earth never having led anyone to Christ.

Leadership is the process of motivating, mobilizing, resourcing, and directing people to passionately and strategically pursue a vision from God that a group jointly embraces.

Leadership is the art of serving God by helping His people become more like His Son through the indefatigable pursuit of His vision and values.

It is not a church's job to spiritually develop your children. Scripturally, it is the job of the parents. The church body is supposed to support parents in raising children, not replace them.

Most churchless people aren't looking for a church. They're seeking an encounter with God. And even if they're not seeking him directly, the vast majority are seeking to experience the essence of who he is: love.

Churchless born agains are not interested in being pressured into immediate engagement. They left the fold before, and they will do it again if they feel they are being manipulated to participate in programs or activities merely to help an organization reach its quantitative goals. If they return, it will be for spiritual and relational reasons; they do not want to be numbers on the bottom line or cogs in the machine.

Today's churchless adults are not remarkably less favorable toward churches in their community; if anything, there is simply a growing "yawn

In our experience, as believers practice loving attitudes and behavior toward others inside and outside their faith community, unchurched friends and family don't have to be talked into church participation. They seek it out, drawn by the promise of love.