Jonathan Malm > Quotes

“If you consistently create great experiences for people, you’ll never have to use a single exclamation point to market them. Your own people will use plenty of exclamation points themselves. They’ll spread the word to their friends and family for you. They’ll talk you up, so you don’t have to. And you’ll give people a break from the marketing messages. You won’t join the noise of people trying to sell them something.”
― Jonathan Malm, Unwelcome: 50 Ways Churches Drive Away First-Time Visitors

“When an artist forgets why rules and frameworks are there, art quickly becomes formulaic. Conversely, when artists throw out all rules and frameworks, their art becomes confusing and sloppy. We have to understand why the rules are there so we know when we can throw them out.”
― Jonathan Malm, Created for More: 30 Days to Seeing Your World in a New Way

“Many of us equate limitations with hindrances. When we don’t have enough time, finances, or resources, we resort to complaining and wishing we had more. But God has given you everything you need to do His will. When we’re willing to work within the limitations and we find success, He gets the glory—not us. That’s what life is all about—bringing glory to God.”
― Jonathan Malm, Created for More: 30 Days to Seeing Your World in a New Way

“Great art is honest. The greatest art is redemptive.”
― Jonathan Malm, Created for More: 30 Days to Seeing Your World in a New Way

“Going to a new place the first time can be scary. Think about your first day in a new classroom, the first time meeting your date’s parents, your first day on the new job… major butterflies. But the first time you go to a new church? The scariest.”
― Jonathan Malm, Unwelcome: 50 Ways Churches Drive Away First-Time Visitors

“Let’s be kingly Christians. Let’s search into the seemingly impossible matters of the Bible and come out with a deeper understanding of who God is.”
― Jonathan Malm, Created for More: 30 Days to Seeing Your World in a New Way