Declining institutions reward leaders for serving the organization rather than the cause.

movements must adapt to their changing environment while remaining true to their Identity.

The spread of the gospel to the ends of the earth, the training of disciples to follow and obey Christ, and the formation of churches are all at the very heart of God’s Mission.

Although a movement may make use of methods and organizational forms, it is not an organization: it’s a cause.

their authority came from their Identity.

At its heart, institutionalism is not just an organizational problem, it’s a spiritual and moral problem. The only hope is a return to Identity.

Christ in us is the key to leadership at every stage of the lifecycle. Remaining in him is the key to the rise of movements. Abandoning him is the key to the fall of movements.

the Christian progressives’ mission has become about political, economic, and social transformation. There’s no reason to seek and to save the lost because they believe nobody is lost. God is not offended by sin; Christ died as an example, not as a sin offering.

Strategy is how a movement operates.