When Church Growth Becomes an Idol: Rescuing the Church from the God of “More” with Dr Andrew Root

What happens when a healthy desire to see people come to Christ becomes an obsession with numbers, relevance, resources, and growth? Greg Davis visits with Dr. Andrew Root, author of Baal and the Gods of More: Rescuing Church Growth from Idolatry.Root draws a provocative connection between the Old Testament struggle with Baal worship in 1 and 2 Kings and the modern church’s preoccupation with growth. He explains how the economic expansion of America, the rise of the modern church-growth movement, and the decline of Christianity’s cultural influence have combined to create a powerful temptation: believing that “more” is what will save the church.The conversation explores Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal, the danger of turning ministry into a numbers game, the difference between human striving and trusting God, and what genuine faithfulness and success might look like when the church stops measuring everything by growth.Is the church trying to build God’s kingdom—or simply trying to survive? This thought-provoking conversation challenges pastors, church leaders, and believers to reconsider what it means to be faithful in an age obsessed with “more.”