Now I understand there are a lot of different leadership styles, but I wonder… if a leader is only as great as the people around him, won’t a leader who does not mentor end up with a team of people with unrealized potential around him?
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Many churches these days are trying to appeal to people by highlighting what God can do for them. Is it possible to tell people what God can do for them without selling out God and turning him into a cosmic fairy godmother? The American Dream has been put on a pedestal in movies, TV, and commercials. It’s more or less assumed that everyone in America is in pursuit of the American Dream. I’d like to hear your thoughts on 2 questions today: 1) What is the American Dream? 2) Is it consistent with Biblical Christianity? If our churches are going to reach self-centered consumers “where they’re at,” don’t we have to appeal to their selfish desires? Are churches essentially bait-and-switching people when they say “come to our church because of what is in it for you” to get people in the door and then turn around and say, “Christianity is not about what’s in it or you but it’s about loving, serving, sacrificing, and giving to others?” And does that even work? In The Divine Commodity, Skye Jethani challenges the reader to take a look at the way American consumerism has impacted the American Christian worldview. |
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