Unfortunately, most congregants separate intellectual or academic growth from growth in Jewish living. We teach how Jews pray or strive to observe mitzvot. Congregants learn about our ancestors and the values of our tradition, but we usually do not help them draw the connection between their heritage and their daily life. Jewish learning without Jewish living misses the point. Whether we choose to or not, each Conservative Jew plays a role in affecting Jewish living.
Congregants learn from observing other congregants.
They will either learn to care, or learn not to care, from watching you and me. They will learn to live Jewishly, or not to live Jewishly, from observing you and me. They will learn that they have to grow, or else decide that it's not important. The way we model Jewish living is important, but it is not sufficient to stimulate a change in behavior. Sometimes, the message must also be conveyed explicitly.