Week 6: Chapter 6 — Redefining Success

1.Cordeiro argues that ministry leaders often unconsciously adopt the world's metrics for success — attendance, budget, influence, growth — and that these metrics can become idols that drive us into the ground. Which of these metrics (or others) has had the strongest grip on you? Be honest.

2.The author draws on the parable of the talents (Matthew 25) to suggest that faithfulness — not results — is the standard by which we will be evaluated. How does 'Well done, good and faithful servant' (not 'successful servant') land for you? Does it relieve pressure or frustrate you?

3.Cordeiro writes about the subtle but destructive shift that happens when a leader's worth becomes tied to their ministry's performance. Can you trace that shift in your own story — a moment when the ministry's struggles began to feel like personal failure?