Shifting the Church’s focus to retention

Shifting the Church’s focus to retention:

In the early days, the church had to keep moving or die. The Saints kept an eye single to Zion as they trudged across the plains. If they stopped to mourn or weep, the weather and wilderness would do them in. Dozens were buried in shallow graves. . .

The dangers are different now. Mortal lives are no longer so much at risk, but spiritual lives are. And that means less “pushing” and more “lifting.” The word “active” today is not so much about “action” — teaching, attending, contributing. It’s more about being “active” the way electric wires are active. It’s about the spark, the current within. It’s about the inner — not outer — life. It’s about what’s in the heart, not what’s on the list of things to do today. It’s how we should look at all people.