Caesar Kalinowski > Quotes

“Jesus is not a King who can be followed in your spare time. God is not interested in our leftovers.”
― Caesar Kalinowski, Small Is Big, Slow Is Fast: Living and Leading Your Family and Community on God's Mission

“You see, the seemingly legitimate concerns of life can become sinful when we let them take priority over the interests of Jesus.”
― Caesar Kalinowski, Small Is Big, Slow Is Fast: Living and Leading Your Family and Community on God's Mission

“After a few years, I began to chafe a bit, wondering if Jesus had died on the cross so that a few chosen people in a church service could “do” the ministry while pretty much everyone else just sat there, passively and silently watching. Was this what God had in mind? Was this the hope we had for growth and maturity as a follower of Jesus? Was the highest goal for most of my friends to become an usher in the church building . . . to someday ush with the best of them? Around this time, I was”
― Caesar Kalinowski, Small Is Big, Slow Is Fast: Living and Leading Your Family and Community on God's Mission

“How many of us would see a project on a to-do list as a perfect opportunity for discipleship?”
― Caesar Kalinowski, Small Is Big, Slow Is Fast: Living and Leading Your Family and Community on God's Mission

“Of course, there are many different topics and teachings that go into the full picture of making mature disciples. The process ultimately takes a lifetime.”
― Caesar Kalinowski, Small Is Big, Slow Is Fast: Living and Leading Your Family and Community on God's Mission