Can we save the Evangelical Church

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Part 1. We must heed the lion's roar, or, First things first -- Renewal -- Prayer and repentance -- Part 2. We must develop principled training, or, We don't want programmic junkies -- A theology of mission -- Working models -- Principle-based training -- Part 3. We must transform existing leadership, or, If we can teach an elephant to dance, we can teach a deacon to lead -- The problem -- Transformation -- Part 4. We must cast the vision, or, It takes more than talk -- The inspirational vehicle -- The paradigm shift -- Only a part -- Part 5. We must sacrifice the forms for the function, or, Form must follow function -- Traditions -- Democratic leadership should be responsive leadership -- Part 6. We must create community, or, Grow big by staying small -- The small-group community -- The theology of small groups -- The tenets -- Part 7. We must really do evangelism, or, Get off campus! -- How are we doing? -- Structure -- Culture -- The rumblings.