Tony Campolo

"I have come to realize that what we call the American Dream has become a lot more about things and less about ideals."

"Becoming a Christian is the greatest decision you can make."

"The kingdom of God is not about the survival of the fittest, it's about the thrival of the community."

"Jesus hung out with the wrong people and did the wrong things for the right reasons."

"When you're dead, you don't know that you're dead. It's only painful and difficult for others. The same thing happens when you're stupid."

"We talk about a Jesus who embraces tax collectors and sinners while the church often does the opposite."

"The great tragedy in the church is that we often major in minors."

"God wants us to understand that we matter, that we're important, that we have worth."

"Love is not primarily a feeling. Love is a choice we make."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"We are called to be salt and light in a world that desperately needs both."

"If you want to change the world, you have to be willing to get your hands dirty."

"The church should be the most radical, avant-garde, experimental community in the world."

"Money is not evil, the love of money is evil."

"Real leadership is about serving others."

"Hope is not optimism, hope is faith in the future."

"We need to stop talking about discipleship and start actually doing it."

"The gospel is about social justice as much as it is about personal salvation."

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive."

"Education should equip people to change the world."

"We are not called to be successful, we are called to be faithful."

"The Christian faith is about being born again, which means being radically transformed."

"Life is about relationships, not acquisitions."

"Fear is the opposite of faith."

"A life without passion is a life without purpose."

"We must learn to balance personal piety with social justice."

"The most revolutionary thing you can do is love your enemies."

"Time is the one resource we can never get back."

"Success is determined not by what you accumulate, but by what you contribute."

"The church must be countercultural or it is not being the church."