Ashamed of the Gospel
by John MacArthur
Against the church-growth movement's pragmatism: Spurgeon's 'Down-Grade Controversy' as precedent, and the argument that marketing the church compromises the message. Sharp and still relevant to debates about attractional ministry.
Read it if…
you lead in a church and worry about pragmatism.
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Skip it if…
you are not in ministry.
Try instead: Twelve Extraordinary Women →
Three things you will actually use
- Pragmatism changes the message eventually.
- Faithfulness is the metric.
- History repeats in churches too.
Do this first
Read the chapters on Spurgeon.
Our verdict
Against pragmatism.
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