It is a sin to be good if God has called us to be great

Inspired by Jim Collins' bestselling book, "Good to Great," Dr. Rainer endeavored to adapt similar research to better understand churches in his latest book, "Breakout Churches."

Christians refer to Matthew 28:18-20 as the Great Commission, not the Good Commission. Jesus himself said that the words we read in Matthew 22:37 and 39 are the Great Commandments, not the Good Commandments. And the apostle Paul did not call love something that is good; instead, he said "the greatest of these is love" (1 Cor. 13: 13, emphasis added).

The power of seeking to be great rather than good became clear when I read Jim Collins's book "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap . . . and Others Don't." Collins began with the opening line: "Good is the enemy of great.

I want to share with you some of our findings in what turned out to be our most laborious research project to date. Follow this link for the complete article.