The growing volcano under the surface of the church

So lately, as I've been blogging, I've spent a lot of time reading other people's blogs. I am awed and amazed when I stumble on all these blogs of people who are really wrestling with God and how to understand him and how to live him. I think church leaders have this, "What is the church coming to?" fear about the younger generation, but I think the truth is the church will go farther and bigger and better and more like the bride of Christ than ever before in history.

I've been fascinated with the idea that there is a backlog of leadership in the church, and maybe in all of society. In a nutshell: People are living longer and are holding on to positions of power longer, thus there are increasing numbers of men and women who have no formal outlet for the leadership gifts God has given them.

I can jump from blog to blog and read these awe-inspiring, intelligent, honest, scary, rebellious, angry, beautiful posts from person after person. There is so much simmering under the surface of the church. The basic message, distilled from hundreds of blogs and conversations, is "I love God and I want to see his kingdom come on earth, but I'm not sure we've been doing it the right way. How can we do it differently?" Like a volcano, this mass of passion and power and gifts will have to break out some way.