Jesus never told us to make bigger churches. He told us to make disciples.
When disciples and disciple-makers get together, they create healthy churches.
But sometimes we put more energy into making churches bigger than making churches healthier. Usually because of an agenda that often stays hidden – even to the people who are pursuing it.
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When you have an open market, not
just in finance, but in religion, the size of the crowd brings an air of credibility.
We debate what Jesus would say or do if he was walking the earth today. But no honest reader of the Bible can doubt he would be with people.
Celebrity is dangerous. But it’s also very appealing. This is the toxic combination that Katelyn Beaty addresses so well.
