Consider this timeless article from a few years back: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/februaryweb-only/learningcountone.html
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Sunday, April 21, 2013
CEO-ing the sheep
An excerpt from Left Behind in a Megachurch World by Ruth Tucker:
"According to Rob Marus, Southern Baptists are particularly tuned into the megachurch mentality because they, perhaps more than any other denomination, measure success in terms of numbers of baptisms or converts. 'The more conservative and evangelical the church, the more important growth is,' he argues. 'It becomes almost a jockeying contest to see how many you can attract, how many you can convert, and how many you can baptize.' It is no accident that every one of the presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention int he past two decades has been a senior pastor of a megachurch." (p.93)
CEO does not automatically equal shepherd. Success is faithfulness.
"According to Rob Marus, Southern Baptists are particularly tuned into the megachurch mentality because they, perhaps more than any other denomination, measure success in terms of numbers of baptisms or converts. 'The more conservative and evangelical the church, the more important growth is,' he argues. 'It becomes almost a jockeying contest to see how many you can attract, how many you can convert, and how many you can baptize.' It is no accident that every one of the presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention int he past two decades has been a senior pastor of a megachurch." (p.93)
CEO does not automatically equal shepherd. Success is faithfulness.
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