Bob Russell on producing workers for the harvest

Bob's excellent sermon from last weekend...

He delivered a sobering (and startling?) kick-in-the-shorts to Christian Academy (CAL). He said that they only generate one or two graduates who plan to attend Bible College or Seminary. That seems extraordinary. But if true, it says something...

A cool story at the end about Dr. John Baptist and his influence through Constantine somebody-- because "one man put down his newspaper".

I wonder how mega-churches fit into this. On the one hand, they help since fewer professional preachers are needed. (Even so, just as many professional or lay pastors and ministers are necessary.) On the other hand, in the pursuit of excellent, an unfortunate downside is that it promotes a star mentality-- and an implicit belief that only the excellent need apply.

Ironically, Bob has talked about the opportunities afforded to him in a small high school. He was both the starting point guard and starting quarterback-- things he would not have been qualified to do in a larger school, but experiences that positively impacted the rest of his life and ministry. The same holds true with churches. If (and only if) all things are equal, then more smaller churches will provide more ops than fewer larger churches.

Enjoy the sermon!