Since I asked Jesus to run my life in the fall of 1961, the lack of integrity within the American church has been a consistent heartache for me. In my process of transformation I have sought a community of believers who would encourage me to walk faithfully with Jesus. But rather than encouraging me to be faithful I have most often found an institution that has been seduced by the values of the prevailing culture. Along the way I have met many fellow seekers with the same dilemma. We are like a sunking ship, each with our own life preserver, drifting in the sea, hoping to...