The answer for some churches in some situations is yes . The answer for many churches is that some of the principles will work . The correct part of this book for church leadership to focus on is the ten principles and the thirteen actions to implement positive change and transition. Each church should seek to make the necessary contextual applications to their ministry situation. This is unapologetically an evangelical model for growing a dynamic church.
Many churches have an ethos as a part of their denominational tradition or leadership style.
They should not reject this book and story as irrelevant to them. Rather, they should see how a principled approach has led to the growth of this dynamic church, and then consider what an approach might do for their church with their ethos. A key lesson to learn from this church is the existence of a clear succession plan that will allow the enduring leadership culture of this church to extend beyond the life and livelihood of its current pastor. A key strategic principle shared by Bob Russell is the idea from the ice hockey world that it s more important to focus on where to the puck is going to be rather than where it currently is. Too many churches are playing catch-up because they are trying to reorganize themselves around their present reality that becomes past history by the time the reorganization takes place.