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I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity.

We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this, it grows sick.

I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness.

Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.

Christians often want to hide behind the walls of the church, where we are comfortable, but sometimes we have to come out of the box.

Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

What the church is really concerned about is what endures.

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.

If I start going back to church, I'd have to stop the smoking and drinking, and I wouldn't be able to curse any more.

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