Mustard or ketchup?

I wonder which section of the grocery aisle your church looks like? Seriously, next time you are in the grocery store, take a look at the section for mustard. How many different varieties do you have to choose from? There is yellow, brown, spicy, Grey Poupon, and probably 15 different other variations to choose from. There is a wide diversity in the choices you can make and types of mustard available. Now take a look at the ketchup aisle. Well... there is ketchup. Different brands, but all basically the same. No variety. No differences. Just your normal, plain ketchup.

Ketchup is comfortable. The brands are all just like each other. I wonder if that is what our church is like? A place where diversity doesn't exist. Does your congregation look exactly like the one down the street? Are you doing the exact same thing as them? Maybe you are a different brand. Maybe they are methodist or baptist or Church of Christ or whatever, but do the people, programs, etc. look exactly like yours? I wonder if we are called to be what are community needs? Maybe that should look a little different than any other church name you could pull out of the phone book. Maybe our church should look more like the community with diversity in race, age, ethnic cultures, etc. Maybe we need to do things differently to reach people instead of offering the same type of ketchup as everyone else. Ketchup is comfortable, but really it isn't very exciting. Just wondering. Should comfort and familiarity be what defines us?