[Penner]

The book teaches pastors to think like entrepreneurs; for instance, encouraging them to set up strategic partnerships with nonchurch groups and to use event marketing to draw in new members.

This attitude is the reason why I no longer attend church services. I want to hear the Word, not be entertained.

[sangoo]

This attitude is the reason why I no longer attend church services. I want to hear the Word, not be entertained.

I hear ya! I have to drag myself there every Sunday, and am about ready to stay home myself. There are some good preachers on the radio (MacArthur, Stanley, McGee) that will fill me and convict me much more than the Saddleback style of entertainment.