George Barna Quotations

Increasingly, America is biblically illiterate.

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.

When we're always connected, we allow others-colleagu es and celebrities, close friends and distant acquaintances, bloggers and news aggregators-set our life's agenda. Our ability to prioritize is paralyzed by the sheer volume of requests, demands, opportunities, and information.

Evangelism that starts at the nonbeliever's point of felt need and ties the gospel into that area of need has the greatest capacity for capturing the mind and heart of the non-Christian.

These figures emphasize how soft people's commitment to God is. Americans are willing to expend some energy in religious activities such as attending church and reading the Bible, and they are willing to throw some money in the offering basket, but when it comes time to truly establishing their priorities and making a tangible commitment to knowing and loving God, most people stop short.

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

The visionary who is serving God ceases to live for personal ambitions, but rather for God's ambitions.

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.

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