Jamie Dunlop > Quotes

“We commit to other believers in the local church simply because it's part of God's calling us into his family. It's what it means to be a Christian. Take the passage from 1 John 4:19-21. It starts with our salvation: "He first loved us." Then it continues into our love for other Christians. "Whoever loves God must also love his brother." Every person loved by God in this salvific sense loves other Christians. There are no exceptions. And that means we should stop viewing commitment to a local church as a process and start viewing it as an event. The event is our salvation, and commitment is something that inevitably follows- not something that merely happens as we mature.”
― Jamie Dunlop, The Compelling Community: Where God's Power Makes a Church Attractive

“Em qualquer relacionamento de autoridade, o antídoto para o temor é o entendimento. Tememos a autoridade que é usada sem consideração às nossas necessidades. Mas, quando alguém que está em autoridade mostra que entende e considera a nossa situação, a confiança se torna atraente.”
― Jamie Dunlop, A Comunidade Cativante: onde o poder de Deus torna uma igreja atraente

“The differences that threaten to tear your church apart are opportunities to demonstrate that being ‘in accord with Christ Jesus’ is all we need to be in ‘harmony with one another.’ That’s how ‘with one voice’ we ‘glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
― Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church

“The physical concerns of a church nearly always align with spiritual concerns, and these concerns require an eternal perspective. As a result, a church is a spiritual institution with spiritual investment goals, and it should have Spirit-minded leadership.”
― Jamie Dunlop, Budgeting for a Healthy Church: Aligning Finances with Biblical Priorities for Ministry

“A church budget is more than spreadsheets and numbers. It's a window into the heart of the church.”
― Jamie Dunlop, Budgeting for a Healthy Church: Aligning Finances with Biblical Priorities for Ministry

“God loves to defend his reputation. We we pray together, our needs become public. When he answers, his glory becomes public.”
― Jamie Dunlop, The Compelling Community: Where God's Power Makes a Church Attractive

“Is your friendship moving toward affection, or is it settled in obligation? Does your friendship honor the individual or debase him as a charity case? Is your desire for this person’s good zealous, or is it half-hearted?”
― Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church