If we demand things in worship that can't be in every culture, then we're demanding cultural preferences, not biblical.

Barna is correct when he writes, "After fifteen years of diligent digging into the world around me, I have reached several conclusions about the future of the Christian church in America. The central conclusion is that the American church is dying due to lack of strong spiritual leadership. In this time of unprecedented opportunity and plentiful resources, the church is actually losing influence. The primary reason is the lack of leadership. Nothing is more important than leadership."7

If you're regularly willing to give a critique, but not willing to take one, you're not a leader, you're a cynic.

Your denomination is not defined by a style. So don’t let style become a point of contention.

If your church loves the way you do church more than your children, it loves the wrong thing.

If we demand things in worship that can't be in every culture, then we're demanding cultural preferences, not biblical.

Teaching people to become like Jesus, outside of the power of Jesus, dishonors Jesus.