Rethinking the Successful Church

June 7, 2002Written by Rick Shrader

Author: Rima, Samuel
Genre: Theology - Ecclesiology
Tags: Church, Progressivism / Conservatism
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This is another in the line of “why I have a big church but am not caught in the success syndrome” books. Rima says some insightful things about the “manic” obsession with church growth and recounts how he decided to redirect his own thinking. His answer, and the sub-title of the book, is: “Finding serenity in God’s sovereignty.” Without detracting from God’s control, and without failing to give Rima his credit, “I don’t know why God blessed me instead of you” seems to be the latest dodge of the success accusations.

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