One more thing . . .

OK, so this may seem like I am obsessing, but there has been one other question that has been nagging me with this whole bulletin (I am no longer capitalizing the word). I wonder how much responsiblity we as pastors should take when a group of congregational member's focus is so out of whack. Andy Stanley has said something along the lines of "you are achieving the results that you are set up for" (I have totally butchered that, but you get the point). Are we preaching, teaching, programming, etc. in such a way that we should expect nothing less (or more) than what we see reflected in our congregations? Is this what keeping the status quo is going to produce? Is the way we are doing church not just making it comfortable for congregants to stay self-centered and me-oriented but encouraging it as well? In some ways I think the answer to these questions is obvious but very uncomfortable, and I am afraid we don't ask these questions enough for that very reason!