(Why churches, theologies, and believers drift)

Each tension has:

1. The two collapse directions

Example:

Holiness ↔ Love

Collapse Result
Holiness without love legalism / control culture
Love without holiness permissive relativism

2. Collapse indicators at 5 levels

Doctrinal

What is over-taught / never taught?

Hermeneutical

Which texts are ignored?

Liturgical

What disappears in worship?

Pastoral care

What kind of people are produced?

Institutional

What kind of leadership culture forms?

3. Collapse cycle

  1. Emphasize one pole for a good reason
  2. Systematize it