How do you know when a church has forsaken a biblical philosophy of ministry and embraced pragmatism? Look at the fruit of its labors. Where Christlikeness and love should be the marks of body life, pragmatism produces only selfishness and spiritual immaturity. Where a growing skill and precision in the application of biblical truth should be commonplace among the people, uncertainty and human opinions reign instead. How do you know when a church is committed to a biblical message and methods? Look at its leaders. Faithful churches are led by faithful shepherds— pastors who will feed you with the rich and timeless wisdom of Christ, not performers who entertain you with sermons based on the latest Hollywood blockbusters. The church is called to be the pillar and support of the truth, therefore only the inspired Word of God is fit to feed the people of God and to equip them for every good work.