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

You cannot hate a people and reach a people at the same time.

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

The Christian life is not about finding safety and comfort; it’s about finding yourself in a dangerous place of vulnerable compassion.

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.

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