11 Quotes & Sayings By Tim Challies

Tim Challies was born in 1971 and raised in Victoria, British Columbia. He studied at the University of Victoria and received his B.A. in 1994. Tim began his professional ministry at the 10:10 Church in Victoria and served as their youth pastor from 1994-1997 Read more

From 1997-2006 Tim served at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew’s Cathedral in London, Ontario, Canada as a youth and adult minister.

In 2006 Tim returned to his hometown of Victoria to serve as the youth minister for 10:10 Church until 2012, when he accepted a position as youth pastor at Cornerstone Church in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Tim earned his ThM from Trinity International University in 2004, after which he continued his graduate studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, completing a MTS degree in 2009. He is currently pursuing his PhD through Walden University's Graduate School of Theology.

He has written for publications such as Reformation 21st Century, Reformation Magazine Online, Apologetics Magazine Online, Apologetics Daily Digest, Christian Examiner, The Christian Post, Conservative Christianity Magazine, The Gospel Coalition blog, Strength To Stand Ministry Blog, Christianity Today's "The Gospel Project" blog, Blogging For Jesus ministry blog blog , Ministry Matters Ministry Blog , Youth Worker Magazine Blog , TGC Communication Blog , Grace To You Ministry Blog , Grace West Coast Ministry Blog , The Grace Centre blog , Christian Think Tank blog , Alpha & Omega Ministry blog , The Word Appears blog , Gainesville Baptist Association Youth Group blog , Faith Voices Ministry Blog , Free Presbyterian Church of North America Youth Group blog , Youth Group Forum Ministry Blog

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No amount of organization and time management will compensate for a lack of Christian character, not when it comes to this great calling of glory through good–bringing glory to God by doing good to others. Tim Challies
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Christian productivity is unique. Most productivity gurus will encourage you to be as selfish as you need to be, to get rid of anything that doesn’t interest or excite you. But as a Christian you know you can do things that do not perfectly fit your mission but still do them out of love for God and with a desire to glorify him. Tim Challies
Productivity is not what will bring purpose to your life,...
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Productivity is not what will bring purpose to your life, but what will enable you to excel in living out your existing purpose. Tim Challies
Productivity–true productivity–will never be better or stronger than the foundation...
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Productivity–true productivity–will never be better or stronger than the foundation you build it upon. Tim Challies
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Remember your created limits. So much of workaholism is a defiance of the physical limitations that God our creator has imposed upon us. Tim Challies
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We deliberately forget because forgetting is a blessing. On both an emotional level and a spiritual level, forgetting is a natural part of the human experience and a natural function of the human brain. It is a feature, not a bug, one that saves us from being owned by our memories. Can a world that never forgets be a world that truly forgives? Tim Challies
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We may well find that if we are to fulfill God's mandate on earth, we will need to communicate less often so we can communicate more. We will need to forsake the ease and the pace of quantity for the reflective significance of quality. Tim Challies
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Technology presents us with a unique spiritual challenge. Because it is meant to serve us in fulfilling our created purpose, because it makes our lives easier, longer, and more comfortable, we are prone to assign to it something of a godlike status. We easily rely on technology to give our lives meaning, and we trust technology to provide an ultimate answer to the frustration of life in a fallen world. Because of this, technology is uniquely susceptible to becoming an idol, raising itself to the place of God in our lives. . Tim Challies
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When you cry out against a God who punishes people in a place like hell, you cry out against the God who has revealed Himself in the pages of Scripture. You cry out against His goodness, holiness, and justice; and all the while you minimize your own sinfulness or the sinfulness of others. Tim Challies
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By giving us control, our new technologies tend to enhance existing idols in our lives. Instead of becoming more like Christ through the forming and shaping influence of the church community, we form, and shape, and personalize our community to make it more like us. We take control of things that are not ours to control. Could it be that our desire for control is short-circuiting the process of change and transformation God wants us to experience through the mess of real world, flesh and blood, face-to-face relationships?. Tim Challies