McKnight and Barringer spend one half of their book discussing what Tov is not. Part 2 of A Church Called Tov outlines seven habits of goodness that shift and shape a healthy culture of goodness in a church. Tov Churches Nurture Empathy. Citing the authors, “Empathy is the ability to feel what someone else feels,…
Category: A Church Called Tov
A Church Called Tov: part 2
Narcissism and power through fear are the entry points for toxic and dysfunctional church culture. When these are active in a church, the soil becomes fertile for increasing levels and variants of dysfunction. Let’s unpack those observations from McKnight and Barringer. The first step toward dysfunction is narcissism, a personality disorder that couples self love…
A Church Called Tov
Those of you who know me will be aware of my appreciation for Scot McKnight as a New Testament scholar and author. His commentaries and monographs are prominently displayed on my library shelves with respect and admiration. His latest work, co authored with his daughter Laura Barringer, is his most prophetic work to date. A…
