And NOW it's time for....
As a youth minister, I do spend some of my time reading (*gasps*) and not just "playing with teenagers." One of the books that I have recently read is titled Franchising McChurch by Thomas White and John M. Yeats. This book is a great eye opener to the fact that the church of today has become great at growing churches, but are they really faithful to grow believers? Our culture is saturated with an entertainment, consumer mentality that unfortunately is spilling over into churches all over America, no matter the size. The result is that we experience churches all over that are full of people that are satisfied with easy Christianity. Franchising McChurch is a must read for all pastors and ministers, but it should also be read by the average lay person in the church as well. The authors Thomas White and John M. Yeats do a great job of tackling the different issues in the church and coming up with ways to do "health check-ups" on your own congregation. I've read it, so go read it too!
