The Church has been under attack forcenturies, but probably few times in its history havethe threats against the church's survival been as subtleand compelling as today. Many are seeking to rewritethe Church's agenda and equate it with their secularneeds. Others are espousing a "prosperity gospel" asthe menu for the Church today. Others see the Churchas merely an extension of their social needs and as aprivate club to foster their style of life. Others areinterested only in the Church growing, no matter howit grows. Numbers are the only important thing tothem. Few today realize the radical and revolutionarynature of the Church which our Lord founded and thecall he issued for a dynamic allegiance to him and thelife-changing commitment he demands of any whowould identify with him and his way of discipleship.