Why Churches Die

I'm in an interesting read right now. Why Churches Die, by Mac Brunson and Ergun Caner. I have much to still digest and consider on many of their positions but this one quote has me in deep consideration.

Every church has three animals in the flock:

sheep, goats and wolves.

The job of biblical leadership is simple:

Love the sheep.

Convert the goats.

Kill the wolves.

-anonymous-

Environmentalists may take issue with such a statement like this, but consider it with me. isn't the book of Jude all about the identify and ridding the church of a lethal poison? Peter goes into great detail to identify the false prophet (wolf or 'lion') to help the church remain healthy.

What poisons are keeping the church chronically ill? (feel free to sign your comment as 'anonymous' if it helps speak boldly)

I hold that we would have to walk with extreme caution with a thought like the above statement. If we don't we may shoot sheep and goats alike while trying to protect them. (I'm speaking metaphorically about shooting them by the way.) But seriously why doesn't church leadership exercise biblical protection of the church for the health of the church?