Shrink: Faithful Ministry in a Church-Growth Culture (Biblia.com)

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Among followers of Jesus, great is often the enemy of good. The drive to be great—to be a success by the standards of the world—often crowds out the qualities of goodness, virtue, and faithfulness that should define the central focus of Christian leadership. In the culture of today’s church, successful leadership is often judged by what works, while persistent faithfulness takes a back seat. If...

purpose-driven model, and the emerging church became a model for a while but was swallowed up for the most part by the house church model, which morphed into the missional community model. These days you can go to church consulting outfits and purchase a complete missional community franchise for between $10,000 and $20,000 up front. Who needs McDonald’s? We don’t need models. We need a theological foundation, not a pragmatic one, on which to build the church. This is a question of teleological concern:

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