Ten changes that must come

Am continuing to look for ways to maximize our effectiveness as a community of faith in the culture. I came across this post and recommend you check out the whole of the article, it is called "Ten Paradigm Shifts Toward Community Transformation"
by Eric Swanson HT Vision of Community Fellowship

To maximize our impact on our communities--urban, suburban or rural, we need changes in at least ten of our paradigms of how we currently view church.

* From building walls to building bridges.
* From measuring attendance to measuring impact.
* From encouraging the saints to attend the service to equipping the saints for works of service.
* From “serve us” to service—from inward to outward focus.
* From duplication of human services and ministries to partnering with existing services and ministries.
* From fellowship to functional unity.
* From condemning the city to blessing the city and praying for it.
* From being a minister in a congregation to being a minister in a parish.
* From anecdote and speculation to valid information.
* From teacher to learner.

One thing is clear - it's morphing time. More to pray about and respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit. I keep remembering those early days in Acts when even unbelievers recognized the heart of the church for people.

How can we recover that?