The Perils of Winsomeness: How the Church's Pursuit of Charm Undermines Its Witness

Following the seeker-sensitive and emergent church movements, Evangelical churches have been left grappling with a tenacious and disconcerting trend—an approach marked by non-confrontational and uncontroversial stances on contentious social and moral matters, such as abortion, homosexuality, and social justice. By embracing what they believe to be open …