Shane Claiborne Quotes

The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself a little, by way of example.

When God transforms the life of just one leader, that leader can transform a church. When one church is transformed, you can transform a community. And when enough churches are thriving, you can affect a region, a country, and eventually the entire world with the positive, life-changing power of Jesus Christ and the redeeming and restoring work of his people.

The best critique of what is wrong is the practice of something better. So let's stop complaining about the church we've experienced and work on becoming the church we dream of.

We want to create a community of girls who will be empowered to become catalysts for transformation in their communities.

You know, some things you can't change, but you can start from the youth to change the future.

I am ever hopeful that there are generations of young Chinese people who are really thinking about the future and what kind of society they want.

Every one of us must do something to contribute to transforming our community for the better.

The call now is for each of us to ask ourselves: are we doing all we can to help build the country of our dreams?

There's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw what was possible.

Those cultural wars, Sexual Revolution issues are fading from the scene, and the coming generation has basically settled them.

My life would be a reflection of my childhood, but it isn't; it is a reflection of the dreams that I had as a child for a better life. When I look around and see the beautiful people and wonderful surroundings that are now my reality, I know that I have overcome so much. I still have plenty of fight left in me.

The world should take note: not everything is getting worse.

If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, then there is a possibility that you can contribute to making a better world.

The passion to change the world for the better is a more powerful force than defense to keep it the same.

You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now.

Theology, not morality, is the first business on the church's agenda of reform, and the church, not society, is the first target of divine criticism.

Today’s generation of young people holds more power than any generation before it to make a positive impact on the world.

What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations ... is its determination to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one's own efforts.

I still hope. I wouldn't be in this position if I didn't. I love the church. I love the Bible. But I think we're in a time where we're desperately in need of a great reformation.

One great hope lies in the fact that there is a new consciousness in our World, particularly among young people.

Let's start affecting our whole city, and maybe we can affect the whole nation, the whole world. I'd like to affect it with the fact that God is a good God and He's on your side and He's got a good plan for you and when you put your hand in His, great things can happen.

The only way we really create change is to enter any situation with the humility to listen and to recognize the world as it is, and then the audacity to dream what it could be.

I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

What one man can do is dream. What one man can do is love. What one man can do is change the world.

Dare to change the world. There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity. I can't think of a better life than one dedicated to passion, to dreams, to the stubbornness that defies chaos and disillusionment.