Has the Church Growth Movement created a God they believe they can control? There is an unspoken, and uncomfortable, relationship between the Prosperity Gospel and the Church Growth Movement.
18 Run from sexual immorality! “Every sin a person can commit is outside the body.” On the contrary, the person who is sexually immoral sins against his own body. 19 Don’t you know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not Read more about “God, glorify Yourself through my body!”[…]
There is a common belief within many churches today, and it is this: “The pastor (or pastors) must do all or most of the work, otherwise, what are we paying him (them) for?” This notion, however, is not from the Bible, but is from the devil and will, if continually upheld, keep many of our Read more about The Devil Wants Your Pastor(s) to Do All the Work in Church: Burying Gifts and Ignoring God-Given Tasks[…]
You can find a list of some of my other blog posts on the “Church Growth Movement” here FORBES AND WALL STREET V.S. THE NEW TESTAMENT There are many within churches, parachurch organizations, and mission organizations today that believe if you “push the right buttons,” and if you “implement this or that particular program,” and Read more about Part 1-New Birth: Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement-John 3:3-8[…]
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“On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God” (Psalm 62:7). I think that it is quite natural to want to receive praise from others for the work that we do. We are seeking an affirmation from others incessantly in some measure. Affirmation from our bosses, our spouses, our Read more about The Praise and Glory that Crushes Us[…]
DEFININING SUCCESS IN MINISTRY/CHURCH WORK How do you define “success” when it comes to church and ministry work? How we currently define “success” in the American church looks a lot like the type of “success” we’d typically find in many corporate business settings today. There is nothing inherently wrong with business since it can be Read more about The Forgotten Verse of the “Church Growth Movement”[…]