Change?

Change. Isn't it interesting how so much rhetoric by presidential candidates has sounded the need for change? It would be interesting to know exactly how many times that word has been used in stump speeches. Never mind that no one defines exactly what they mean by that word. Apparently voters like the word, judging from how often candidates use it and get applause. But without a clearly defined meaning, what does the word mean? Leaving the definition nebulous allows us to supply our own definition, practically guaranteeing that we will agree with the call for change, whatever it means.

It reminds me of a sales seminar I attended many years ago when I sold auto parts. The seminar leader told us that when we were selling shock absorbers to a potential customer, we should tell him that they would provide more "ride control." What does "ride control" mean? ...... It means whatever the customer wants it to mean, and therefore gives the customer exactly what he seeks, whatever that is.

It is interesting how we want change for our nation and change in the presidency, but few seem to want change in the church. Imaging a potential pastor coming to a congregation considering him as pastor. What if the pastor said, "When I am pastor here, I am going to bring change!" In most churches, how many votes would he get? Sounding a note of change seems to work for presidential candidates, but not pastoral candidates.

Change the nation, just don't change our church.

Whatever that means.