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“A missionary church cannot rely on the professional ministry for the primary work of mission. The role of the laity is critical because it is the lay members of the church who have the greatest contact with those who are outside of the normal structures of church life. In such a situation the task of clergy is not so much to engage in mission themselves, as to support the laity in their mission.”
― Martin Robinson, The Faith of the Unbeliever

“When I cannot read, when I cannot think, when I cannot even pray, I can trust.”
― Hudson Taylor

“That uncivilized heathen nations should first be civilized, and then Christianized, is a sentiment of the past. Now it is coming more and more to be acknowledged, that the Bible is the great civilizer of the nations.”
― Stephen Return Riggs, Tah Koo Wah Kan; Or, the Gospel Among the Dakotas

“As long as there are millions destitute of the Word of God and knowledge of Jesus Christ, it will be impossible for me to devote time and energy to those who have both.”
― J. L. Ewen