Could it be that the church is as it is in so many places not because of a lack of effort or a lack of sincerity or a lack of spirituality (or even a lack of money, commitment, or prayer), but rather because our sincere efforts, passionate prayers, and material resources are all aimed in the wrong direction—the direction of self-preservation, self-aggrandizement, self-improvement?
Some interesting thoughts from Brian McLaren. I know that for my two, small rural churches it's easy to focus on self-preservation, namely survival. It is often very difficult to get folks thinking in terms of mission here. But if what Brian suggests is true, that's the best thing we could do out here in the sticks:
How ironic if the church were to find life by losing it, by giving it away.
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