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When Church Growth Becomes Idolatry | Andrew Root

What happens when the church’s desire for growth becomes a form of idolatry?

Andrew Root returns to Future Christian to discuss his new book, Baal and the Gods of More: Rescuing Church Growth from Idolatry. Root argues that churches across the theological spectrum have become captured by a logic of escalation: more people, more resources, more innovation, more relevance, more affirmation. The problem is that there is never a point when we can finally say, “Enough.”

Drawing connections between the worship of Baal in the Old Testament, modern capitalism, and contemporary church growth, Loren…

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