What is church to you and what do you think needs to be different?

What is church to you? What do you think needs to be different? I cannot wait to read your thoughts. And the comments will be vastly different depending on your age, perspective, experiences and lack of experiences in the church. Some will find the church a wonderful safe haven of rest. Others of you will find her very dissatisfying. Others of you will surprise me with a perspective I never thought of.

To wet your appetite Neil Cole writes, "While it may seem revolutionary, the model of bringing God's message where people are rather than expecting them to show up at church - is in keeping with the message of Jesus, who lived among the people of his time. We must return to our ancient roots by letting the church be alive, organic, growing, spreading in the most unlikely places."

The Americanized version of church is a "Come and See" ministry. We work all week pouring all of our energy into a service or two or three on Sunday. Some people come -some of the people who come are already reached. Many are never reached and will never be reached in a Come & See environment. What needs to change? Who is the church and what is her purpose anyway?