Is Higher Capacity Always Better? In a flat world, the answer is yes!
Do you agree?
What do you think?

Forces are joining together to make for ever expanding multinational corporations, global forces are synchronizing in order to take advantage of each other’s strengths, all leading to greater dependency and greater efficiency.

We now live in a “shared universe,” where the Wal-Marts of the world can come in, and, because of their size, offer a vast diversity of goods and services at the best prices. In a global world, a world of supply chains, of innovations, of bigness, of choices, the church must be prepared to relate to those who will bring a similar expectation into the church—who will want to see their church as a place that honors creativity and diversity, that dreams boldly, and that aspires to do ministry with excellence, that is intentional about using mass and focused energy to create incredible momentum.

This momentum is capacity building. Doing this, while biblically addressing the real issues of materialism, and false assumptions of success, is and will be a huge challenge. On the other hand, the church must also be prepared to minister to those who have reacted, who see small as good, big as not so good—reacting to that which is large, corporate, and often impersonal.

We must address the needs of those who are disadvantaged or under-leveraged compared to others. We also live in a postmodern, post-church, world, where a generation sees little benefit to gathering as a church, or with churches. This can be seen in the context of our North American systemic experience of the decline of volunteer associations and their reduced impact and influence. Our culture longs for community, authenticity, and is cynical towards commercialism, and consumerism.

The key in a changing world is to let God grow the church, after all, God has sent the church into the world. This is what is meant as a missional church, a sent church. We must stay fixed on being intentional, visionary, focused—and aim to make the church "feel" smaller (more personal) as God makes it bigger (more effective and healthy).