The Reformers called it the invisible church that began with the beginning of time. We have been called to be salt and light in a lost and searching world, but it seems as though the salt has lost its savor. Well, I think that's true. As a matter of fact, polls taken among pastors show that pastors themselves acknowledge that they aren't doing the job they're supposed to do. We live in a consumerist culture.
People go to church to get a spiritual fix.
They pick the church they think will make them feel the best, or that's closest to them, or that has a schedule that best conforms with their plans for going to brunch on Sunday morning. People are going to church for all the wrong reasons. Now, we're not doing that, and I think that's self-evident today. It's one of the great tragedies of our time. When people's hearts and values are changed, the politics and the structures of the society will change accordingly.