the doctor
"I am never tired of saying that what the Church needs to do is not to organize evangelistic campaigns to attract outside people, but to begin herself to live the Christian life. If she did that, men and women would be crowding into our buildings. They would say, 'What is the secret of this? ...The glory of the gospel is that when the Church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it. It is then that the world is made to listen to her message, though it may hate it at first. That is how revival comes." - d. martyn-lloyd jones
I wonder if at times we spend so much time on "outreach" because it is easier than spending time on the process of our own sanctification. (being made holy) Where do you place your emphasis in life? What percentage of your time and energy do you spend on "reaching out" and what percentage of your time do you spend "reaching in" and pursuing holiness? Maybe the best thing you could do right now is reconfigure your priorities in life.
I'm not proposing a larger emphasis on morality but holiness. And I think there is a world of difference between the two.
