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Review: Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome by Hughes

 

Liberating Ministry from the Success SyndromeLiberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome by R. Kent Hughes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Good, wise, helpful, sane. The biblical measures of success point us back to faithfulness, rather than looking at business metrics (budgets, butts, buildings, etc.).

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