An article came out not too many years ago entitled, "What The World Needs Now" and it reported the results of a Gallup Poll which reported the seven basic needs the average American said he or she had. Here they are:

• The need for shelter and food
• The need to believe life is meaningful and has a purpose
• The need for a sense of community and deeper relationships
• The need to be appreciated and respected
• The need to be listened to and to be heard
• The need to feel one is growing in their faith
• The need for practical help in developing a mature faith [1]

If you think about those seven needs there are at least six needs that the church is better equipped to meet than any other organization or institution on this earth and there is not one of the seven that the church can't meet if nec…