What does John Maxwell know about growth?

There’s an interesting thread developing at Charles Specht’s website. He poses the question, “What is Personal Development (According to John Maxwell)?”

In the comments section I posed a lengthy comment that approaches his question at an oblique angle. I think you’ll find that this is going to be a provocative and stimulating thread. I hope that it will motivate you to examine some of your own assumptions about Maxwell’s real interest: Seeing churches get bigger. Although his post is about personal growth the underlying premises are much the same when he speaks about church growth.