Evangelizing and outreach are the path we should take as a Synod. However, we should be looking for more than numbers, lest we fill the pews but fail to build a faithful church. Smaller is not bad, as a remnant is what the final church will look like after all is said and done. Those who want to mix spirituality with philosophy, and stand on shifting sand, will rarely stay anyway. They just move on. For them, the Gospel is fine, but it is not enough. Jesus still loves them, but they really have no room for Him. It is the world where many hearts desire to be. We may have to downsize in the future, but then again...who knows? But the faith will go forward as God plans, and we need to focus on sharing the Gospel, and being embedded in our communities. It is about people, our faith, and being witnesses one soul at a time.