Meritocracy has become embedded in the American church.
I wrote about the problems of meritocracy in De-sizing the Church, and I cited the writings of Scot McKnight to do so.
So, in this interview, I talked with Scot about why meritocracy is dangerous, how to notice the warning signs of a toxic church culture, the problems with being or following a narcissistic leader, and more.
Scot McKnight is the co-author (with Laura Barringer) of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.
Links from this Episode
- A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing
- De-sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What’s Next
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