Chip Tudor > Quotes

“And if you're really lucky, you might even get to overhear him sometime saying with a twinge of pride to one of his friends, "That's my dad." Then you know you've achieved the most esteemed position on Earth. When you've become in the eyes of your child...a hero.”
― Chip Tudor, Family Stew

“Appealing to a sense of church loyalty and obligation, and attempting to motivate people by guilt or a warning of eternal damnation simply will not work.”
― Chip Tudor, Elements of Internal Church Marketing: Growing Ministry From Inside Out

“I hung up realizing the hard part to this case would not be apprehending Jimmie. It would be finding him.”
― Chip Tudor, Soul Pursuit: A Jack Sterling Detective Novel

“From a human perspective, the Bible has been scrutinized, tested, evaluated and analyzed more than any other document.”
― Chip Tudor, Christianity For The Average Joe

“You don't form a church intramural sports league. You build it over time.”
― Chip Tudor, How to Build a Church Intramural Sports League

“I was glad this religion thing worked for Mom, but for me? No thank you.”
― Chip Tudor, Soul Pursuit: A Jack Sterling Detective Novel

“As pets, I rank fish at the bottom of the scale (pun intended). I mean, what do you do with pet fish? You can't rough house with them, take them for walks, teach them tricks (unless it's a pet dolphin which technically isn't even a fish), or scratch behind their ears.”
― Chip Tudor, Family Stew

“If you think engaging guys within your church beyond worship is challenging, try getting them to share their faith with other men outside the church and inviting a friend to visit. Even tougher. But what if you tell them they can recruit two prospects--who might be good athletes--that don't attend church to play on their sports team? Suddenly, they become extraordinary evangelists.”
― Chip Tudor, How to Build a Church Intramural Sports League

“Even as an adult I never completely outgrow peer pressure. There's a subtle pressure that says if my kids don't do cool things and have cool stuff like other kids then I'm a terrible parent.”
― Chip Tudor, Family Stew

“As a church ministry leader you're competing for people's attention, time and money. You might as well accept the fact because that's today's ministry reality. It means, of course, that your events must be as good as, maybe even better than what your target audience will find outside of church. Or guess what? That's where they'll go. No pressure, right?”
― Chip Tudor, Elements of Internal Church Marketing: Growing Ministry From Inside Out

“Charles handed me a piece of paper with the names of the two girls and their cell phone numbers. The air was thick with tension. And I said the only thing I could think of to ease it.
I’ll find her for you.”
― Chip Tudor, Finding Grace