absence of the kingdom’s influence in our personal and family lives, churches and communities has led to a deterioration in our world of immense proportions: • People live segmented, compartmentalized lives because they lack God’s kingdom worldview. • Families disintegrate because they exist for their own satisfaction rather than for the kingdom. • Churches are limited in the scope of their impact because they fail to comprehend that the goal of the church is not the church itself but the kingdom.