“The church as [an] institution was never meant to be an end in itself.  It is not the destination of the journey of faith.  Rather a congregation is a wide spot in the road where we come together for rest, encouragement, and challenge.  It is a real place, a context in which we live, but a context that is much, much bigger than itself, and it is in this bigger context that we are primarily to give witness.” (from "The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry" by David Rohrer)