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In Athens Paul was taken to a meeting of the Areopagus where they said, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.” (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)” (Acts 17:19b-21 NIV). There are times when some churches resemble the Athenians as they talk about and listen to the latest ideas on church growth. In 1995 The Purpose Driven Church, written by Rick Warren, took church leadership by storm. Churches across America positioned themselves to become the next mega Saddleback Church. Now, more than 20 years later, The Purpose Driven Church is merely a book on a bookshelf.