This may be hard to swallow, but a ministry partner makes this fitting analogy...
He says the culture is the Church's report card.
In other words...
The way you can tell how well the Church is fulfilling its mission is by looking at the condition of the surrounding culture.
In keeping with this, he goes on to say...
"Americas moral decline is the report card of a theology that 'saved souls' but refused to disciple a nation."
As with any rough report card, this one reveals something to work on.
So let's rise up to the need to disciple our nation -- not just save souls.
Which, of course, is the faithful response to Jesus's parting instructions, when He said...
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations..." (Mt.28:19).