What business principles of the world may apply to the business of the church must be watched and kept properly at the perimeter of the church's activities. But if that spirit penetrates to influence the spiritual leadership of the church it may indeed produce a visibly successful church. But when personal purity and holiness of life is no longer stressed the living organism becomes an organization and the outcome promises to be devastating - even if it waits till the judgment to be exposed. Success is a business word. Victory is a battle word.
Success depends upon human resources.
Victory depends on Heaven's resources. Achieving success will make us feel good and then we make the big mistake of believing that good feeling is the blessing of God. It then follows in our thinking that, What God blesses, God approves. When a big man makes a mistake, he only makes big mistakes because his high profile effects so many people with his error. A little man can only make little mistakes.