The church exists by mission, just as a fire exists by burning. Where there is no mission, there is no church.
The church is the only organization that exists primarily for the benefit of its non-members.
A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
The church is not a building; the church is not a steeple; the church is not a resting place; the church is a people.
The church is not a select circle of the immaculate, but a home where the outcast may come in.
The church is a place where the doors are always open, and the welcome mat is always out.
The church is a place where doubters are welcome, questions are allowed, and the search for truth is encouraged.