Why are so many churches recognized by the name of the senior pastor rather than by the name of the church? Do today's generation need a superstar pastor in order to be effective in church ministry? What about Christian maturity and growth? Why are so many churches built on the personality of a leader rather than the needs of the community in which it stand? Do the First Baptist churches with history don't matter any more?
Now it wouldn't take me long to create a list of over a hundred well known church leaders through out America....And I probably wouldn't be able to name the churches that are link to that leader..... Every church is like an individual with a distinct personality that differs remarkably from any other....But in the end every church body should have the same DNA that guides its members thinking and style of ministry.
Take the 7 churches in the book of Revelation....I believe John's purpose for writing these letters were to describe the seven types of individual believers churches that would surface time and again throughout history....These short letters to the seven churches of Revelation act as a quick reminders to those who call themselves "followers of Christ"....I believe a church personality reveals the most about the path a church is on than any thing else....I also believe if any Christian find himself/herself in a personality driven church...They need to make sure that it’s Christ they're following, and not the pastor....Again it's our responsibility to get it right, not the pastor's who got to answer for his own error.
