In the beginning the church was a fellowship of men and women centering on the living Christ. Then the church moved to Greece where it became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome where it became an institution. Next, it moved to Europe, where it became a culture. And, finally, it moved to America where it became an enterprise.

~ Richard Halverson, former chaplain of the United States Senate

Quoted in The Awesome Power of Shared Beliefs,

E. Glenn Wagner, Ph.D (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1995)