I’ve come to the conclusion that actually everyone wants to come to church, they just don’t understand they do. I don’t mean this to sound arrogant but just that what everyone talks about as being what the world needs is the church.
One of the major problems is that people think the church is boring services and pressurised sunday schools. Although most churches don’t have boring worship and pressurised sunday schools these days.
People are often saying stuff like the world needs: more love; more practical help; somewhere people can feel valued; a sense of purpose; to get away from celebrity culture; more community; etc. This is all stuff that the church stands for. What people are saying is that the world needs church. What people are really saying is that they want to be part of that better world and so what they really want to be is part of a church. Most people even admit to believing in God.
So why doesn’t everyone just get off to church?