The Devil, the Church and Process Ministry
How the Devil Wants to Run Our Churches – byFaith Online
I recently read this article on ByFaith online. It talks about how we have a mission in the church and how it is subverted my a wrong standard of success. The standard of numbers, money, programs, etc. actually subvert our understanding of success and cause confusion in the church. Instead of measuring success that way, the author, Philip Graham Ryken suggests we look at how Jesus valued his ministry. It’s a good thought. Here is a quote:
Jesus maintained this standard in His own earthly ministry. Rather than defining His success in terms of ends, Jesus defined it in terms of means. Today many Christians seem to think that as long as we seek godly results, it doesn’t matter all that much how we get them. Jesus thought differently.
This is similar to what I have been thinking in process ministry. Read the article for more.
