Have many churches embraced a consumer-driven, church-growth model of “outreach”? Could they have a different purpose other than preaching Christ crucified?
“Pragmatic Evangelicalism” Has Peaked
For most of a generation, evangelicals have been romanced by the ‘seeker-sensitive’ movement…Pragmatic evangelicalism has appeared to be enormously successful appealing to the “self.”
Review: Self Esteem: The New Reformation
Robert Schuller’s book Self Esteem: The New Reformation is Christian Humanism at its core. This brief review will help you understand that reality.
Schuller Planted, Hybels Watered, Warren (Peter Drucker) Gives the Increase
Pastors and leaders, desperate to increase their numbers and thus validate their ministries, have with the best of intentions altered the focus of the Gospel.
Measuring the Mixture
The Church is free to use the tools of the culture, but must be careful, regarding the content of what is presented. There is danger in integrating the ideas of reigning popular culture into the Gospel. Within our culture, change may be a good thing, but within the Gospel, change is never a good thing.
Niche Marketing, Audience-Driven, Full Service Churches: How We Got Here?
The Church Growth Movement has become the main focus of many churches in evangelicalism. Like many movements, it is a grand mixture of things good, bad, and in-between.