This is a relational word. I don't want to get too close. Sin's deceitfulness and trickery has invaded their lives. They are interested in self improvement and self fulfillment, self enhancement, self esteem, etc. But, human improvement is NOT our mission and message as the church of Jesus Christ.
Human salvation IS our mission and message.
And the result is their souls are filled with the same dis-ease that characterizes our age. Show me how my culture affects my capacity for truth, my desire for God, and my obedience to God. In our culture, prayer, the Bible, the church, truth, Biblical spirituality, etc are irrelevant. They are irrelevant because they are not seen as efficient or expedient. They are not seen as practical or as enhancing the quality of life.