It’s becoming very popular to teach church growth and leadership principles using ideas from successful businesses.
Despite the best intentions of these writers, I’m becoming more and more convinced that trying to bring renewal to our churches by adapting business ideas is at best ineffective, and at worst, potentially damaging to our souls, spirits and mission.
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Most of the New Testament books were written to groups of people, not individuals. So it’s important to read them that way.
A corrupt culture, a divided church, and love as the focus of the spiritual gifts. Paul’s letter to Corinth has never been more relevant – or needed.
Our culture is becoming less traditionally religious and churchgoing, but people haven’t become less religiously needy, so where do those needs go?
