Missiology Quotes

“How do we come to terms with the prejudices, discrimination, and structural racism of white supremacy implicit in the structures of the church and the missiological endeavors of people who were not bad people?”
― Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Can "White" People Be Saved?: Triangulating Race, Theology, and Mission

“Learn to trust His heart when you cannot trace His hand,”
― M. David Sillis

“The first lesson of church plantology is that planting a church should never be our focus. Christ never commanded his disciples to plant churches, because it’s not what He wanted them to focus on. Focusing on the church to be planted leads to church starting, whereas focusing on the Great Commission itself leads to church planting.”
― Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches

“If you plant churches, discipleship may or may not happen. Yet if you devote yourself to making disciples, churches will inevitably be planted.”
― Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches

“Eckhart Schnabel quoted Ferdinand Hahn, saying, “The early church was a missionary church. The proclamation, the teaching, all activities of the early Christians had a missionary dimension.”
― Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches

“The science of research equips us with knowledge and insights, enabling us to make informed decisions and evaluate our missional effectiveness.”
― Justin Ho Guo Shun, The Art and Science of Missiology: Beyond Boundaries