First, a kingdom approach emphasizes a holistic and organic approach to life and ministry. Every dimension of human life provides a forum for ministry. In contrast, a program-driven model leads you to think of ministry as a program to be scheduled: you step out of your life and into ministry, and then out of ministry and back into your life. A kingdom approach believes that all of life is ministry.
Second, ministry in a program-driven model tends to become a juggling act that can lead to frustration, exhaustion, and burnout. Pastors become professional recruiters and members become human resources.
Third, a kingdom approach emphasizes that God calls us out of the world in order to send us into the world as ambassadors of grace and agents of reconciliation. A dense schedule of church programs tends to draw Christians out of the community--where their influence is desperately needed--and into the isolated "bubble" of the Christian subculture. Instead of withdrawing into the safety of our fortress, God calls us to engage the culture as living testimonies to the gospel, walking trophies of His grace. Then the church serves as a sneak preview--an advertisement--of His coming kingdom.