AUTHOR: Mark TITLE: DATE: 8:05:00 AM ----- BODY: I read other blogs, to keep up on current discussions, thoughts, and just so I can be "COOL!" I was reading Pomomusing's rant on social action and his frustration. I would like to echo his voice on my blog as well. I totally agree and feel your frustration. Being a youth pastor, I wrestle with praxis. What do we do? How do we do "it?" Will it really make change happen? The youth community I serve has decided to fight slavery. We have read, studied, read, discussed, researched, read..... And we decided to "do something" for the region of Darfur in Sudan. We are raising money, raising awareness in our community: we have spoken at weekend services, wrote letters, we are holding a candlelight vigil in our city's park next month. In March, we are having Francis Bok, a former slave come to our city and he is speaking at an assembly at our local High School, and we are sponsoring a community event and having him speak. Yet, I still wrestle with what it means "to be the church." I don't want to promote social action, I want the spirit of Jesus to transform our world. So how do "we" do that? --------