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Sometimes in churches somebody will discover a particular vein of spirituality and seek to recruit others into it, or assume a superior position because they have found certain techniques - but no one actually wants to become like them.

The Church must introduce the individual Christian into an encounter with Jesus Christ and bring Christians into His presence in the sacrament.

My church has a health and fitness ministry to encourage our members to take care of spiritually and physically; how could I not?

Inviting others to help us with our work in the Church helps them feel needed and helps them feel the Spirit. When these feelings come, many people often then realize that something has been missing from their lives.

A religion must be instrumental in spiritualising the individual into a boundless and holistic nature.

You don't have to go to church to be spiritual, but there are certain times in your life that you know there is a presence of something very spiritual.

I believe that for lots of churches and religious institutions, their main focus on the development of faith among parishioners needs to spread to the community.

In baptism, new Christians become part of a body of fellow believers who are called to spiritually encourage one another and hold one another responsible for consistent Christian living.

I'm not practising, I don't go to church, but what I got from it was a sense of belonging to something bigger. What I really miss is being forced to be in a community with people that aren't the same as you. Then, you really have to work through the ways that you're different.

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