So How?

Melanie and I have been struggling with the state of our church now when it feels like a complete hoax, a social club, something which holds little substance. We had a very in depth conversation on how we should respond, how we could even attempt to change ourselves/ our church to become Kingdom focused instead of a self focused mess. I don't want us to be negative focused people who only see the bad of the church based on a bad experience in which people who claim to be the church are more interested in self-absorbed lives than giving up everything in pursuit of Christ. Maybe the problem is me, I am not sure, but I feel we should live for more than just nice lives with nice stuff. Do we just hop to the next church thinking that things will certainly be better. A church is supposed to embody a fellowship of like-minded believers who are seeking out Christ and making him known. I know we are not the only ones sick of this "American Church" that plays the guilty party which most of this generation states that they do not have a problem with Jesus, but they do have a problem with the church. How do we change both in ourselves and how do we push our brothers and sisters in Christ to seek first his kingdom and forsake the pointless things and hopes of this world and begin to actually start behaving like we actually believe what we say that " Jesus is the only way and that he loves people and we seek his return because that is all we really long for"

So How and when and where does this change begin, in me and in the body of believers?

Ira