The Christian life is a call to follow Jesus Christ. In my early twenties, I was asked to serve in a large ministry in a difficult leadership position. I was younger than many of the other staff members but I was placed in a position of leadership. This caused a great deal of friction just simply because of the fact that I was younger and leading. I read every book I could lay my hands on when it came to leadership principles. I read after pastors, coaches, CEO's, by the way,

"With every head bowed and every eye closed, if you want to join the church today, just step forward and one of our altar workers will meet you at the front and help you with this decision." This is not an uncommon way to invite people to join the membership in the average Baptist church today. Although I cannot say that this is unbiblical, I can certainly think of many reasons why it is probably unwise. With church attendance on the decline, we must also assume that biblical