fundamental shifts are causing some congregations to mistakenly think that they serve the world. They seek to be all things to all people so that no one feels excluded. In fact, a congregation who believes it is serving the world, the nation, the denomination, or even the city in which it resides is a congregation without clarity of purpose. Clarity of purpose requires narrowing in on context. We don’t have unlimited resources. We cannot be all things to all people. So who is our neighbor?
