Contrasting the Secular from the Biblical Church Model
Many pastors are reading books on leadership and marketing written by corporate leaders or folks speaking from an American corporate ethos. Oftentimes the biblical ethos in regards to the local church model is missed. The following 10 points show the difference between the two models:
1. The corporate model views others of their business ilk as their competition; the church model should be one of identifying ways to network and partner with churches in the community.
2. The corporate model hires outsiders for the best possible laborers; the church should primarily grow their workers from within.
3. The corporate model attempts to maneuver and place businesses in the best possible location to squash the competition and monopolize the market; the church model is one of empowering other churches so that a community or city can experience the saving reality of Christ.
4. The corporate model often majors on marketing; the church model should be focusing on substance and content.
5. The corporate model focuses on numbers; the church model on discipleship.
6. The corporate model focuses on outreach; the church model focuses on both in-reach and outreach.
7. The corporate model bases its methodologies and marketing on its capital and profit goals; the church model bases its methodologies and marketing on the church’s God-given vision and mission.
8. The corporate model emphasizes long and short-term planning before success; the church model emphasizes long-term praying before planning and blessing.
9. The corporate model emphasizes specific, attainable success measurable in financial gain; the church model emphasizes impossible faith goals not fully measurable until the Judgment Seat of Christ.
10. The corporate model’s goal is the accumulation of wealth for self gain; the church model’s goal is to properly steward God’s wealth to confirm His covenant and to bless the families of the earth.
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Short and concise, hitting the nail on the head. “The corporate model emphasizes long and short term planning before success; the church model emphasizes long term praying before planning and blessing.”
Wow great comment mr flunky!
Good Word
This article hit right at the core of why the church has to be careful of not conforming to world systems.
I’m proud to say our church follows the biblical church model and not so much corporate. We are blessed.
Thanks for sharpen the differences of corporate and church model! That helps really to focus on the identity and mission of the church. On the other hand, the vision on corporate models is also changing, although slowly, more in the way of social return and social added value. And, honestly, the church or some churches can learn again from that. Because the Kingdom reaches beyond the church.
That article spells out clearly how the church should operate. In my opinion God does’t need our analytic small minds to help effect his word. We just need to follow His teachings and not conform to the ways of the world.
I’m excited that our ministry is on the cutting edge. No compromise. Holiness, Righteousness and Sanctification are yet the essentials. Apostle Joseph Mattera thank you for your writings that allows us as leaders to see that we’re measuring up to the plumb-line of the scriptures. Awesome.
Bravo, well said. Now we need to get this to the churches and help them not selfdestruct and wonder why.