Sales people receive fresh training, customer service people are given a little more attention, managers work harder at giving words of encouragement to good workers. The ship that was thought to be heading for the rocks, is now being turned around, optimism returns. This same principle applies to the church. When groups of people called church members get discouraged, and feel that the glory days of the church are gone forever, they too lose morale, give in to more pessimistic thoughts - some give up and wander off looking for a better day in a better place. But what is needed is the same as elsewhere, a concentrated revived interest in the basics.
Ball players seem to know what the basics are.
Business people seem to understand what must take place to get back on track. If you ask a dozen people what's most important for the church, you may get a baker's dozen answers. However, we do have a place to go to in order to get some answers. The Bible has been provided for our instruction, not only for our own personal daily living, but also for the life of the Church. And there is an historical record here which shows us the way - a way led by the Holy Spirit which the Early Church followed, and which we will always ignore to our own demise.