meditatio at the water's edge

I received something in the mail the other day. It's a brochure for pastor types, and it's promoting a "Pastoral Summit" conference that will be held in three locations this coming spring, summer, and fall. This thing includes big names. It looks like one of the things to attend in 2003. Well, maybe not. The title of this thing... "Coming together to transform one church - yours".

Well, I don't like like the modern/post-modern debate. I don't like ripping on the traditional folks either. I do like ripping on a bad, really bad, understanding of church and God. PATHETIC!!! If that is what the church is about...

If it is about my church. If it is all about me, it is no wonder that the church of Jesus Christ is in trouble in North America. Wait. No. Let me get this right. the church of Jesus Christ is alive and well. Perhaps it is "my" church that is in trouble. Those are two entirely different things.
... you want to talk about an aweful understanding of Christ's church... sigh...