In much of the church today, there is little fear of God, little conviction of sin, and hardly the mention of God's holiness and His dreadful justice with which one dare not trifle. Unfortunately, salvation is frequently presented without explaining why it is needed. One cannot get saved without realizing one is lost. There must be conviction of sin, sorrow and repentance toward a holy God who hates sin but loves the sinner. Most of what is called Christianity today has been made too popular to be genuine.
Church growth is sought through surveys and worldly marketing techniques.
Of course, worldly methods breed worldly people. James, make him an elder, he's got money. To remain popular with this unregenerated crowd, many pastors offer inoffensive and pleasing sermonettes which create only Christianettes. We entertain our youth, instead of calling them to take up the cross and follow Christ. The Christianity represented by most of the contemporary Christian entertainment industry would shock the early disciples, who would also consider today's popular gospels of prosperity to be heresy.