In Malcolm Gladwell’s management book, David & Goliath, the villain was depicted as a tank and hero was like a jet. Goliath was slow-moving and weighted-down. David, according to Gladwell, was nimble and very, very accurate with a single stone.

 

When I look around the Cincinnati Area, I can see the David & Goliath story playing out:

 

The Goliaths:

1.     There are 1.8 million living here; the majority living in sin

2.     There are still one million who are unclaimed by any religious organization

 

The Davids:

1.     Our churches are resilient

2.     CABA churches have 10,000 in AM Worship

3.     Southern Baptists are only 17% of all evangelicals

4.     No mega-churches or giga-churches (<2,500 in attendance)

 

The Goliaths’ weaknesses

·        Inaccurate thinking about Jesus

·        Spiritually vulnerable

·        Stationary – not moving

 

The Davidic strengths

·        Mobility—go to them

·        Ability to hone strengths

·        Rely fully on God

  

Will you enter the spiritual battle today?

 

SBC % of Evangelicals per county

  8.7 Adams

28.2 Brown

27.7 Butler

24.7 Clermont

15.8 Clinton

  2.6 Fayette

10.2 Hamilton

  8.1 Highland

29.0 Warren