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Franchising McChurch: Feeding Our Obsession with Easy Christianity is unavailable, but you can change that!

We live in a fast-food nation, where the service is efficient, the products are peer-tested, and size is king. And this consumer-driven approach is seeping into the church. Across the country, churches are creating entertaining, pop culture-savvy services that feel more market-driven than ministry. On the menu? A proven blend of dynamic music, high-tech dazzle, and topical teachings. And just...

people in our path every day. If the church is ready to let go of the safety of tradition for tradition’s sake, perhaps revival may impact our nation again. Our expectation should be that God will move. Not that His movement should fit our predetermined boxes. If we follow His plan for the church, we should expect Him to move in our midst in a powerful way. The early success of McDonald’s led to a string of copycat ventures, none of which could unseat the rapidly growing