what does the church of Jesus Christ need? what is it's most pressing need?
Some would say prayer, some would say leadership, some would say love, some would say knowing His Word etc etc.
They are all correct (that's why i agree discipleship must be holistic), but do you realise they all come from one source: God!
The Church needs God, needs Christ, needs the Holy Spirit! we have removed God from our equation so subtlely, yet it is unmistakable. start from our personal relationship: is God IN our lives? Are we so in love with God? Are we genuinely in love with God, or perhaps the notion of God or some abstract concept. Do we KNOW GOD AND LOVE HIM. John Piper asks,

"If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ was not there?"

How many of us will read those words and say," You know I just might be okay with that"?

we so desperately need to love God with all our hearts, soul, mind, strength, everything. We need to ask God to come again. come Lord Jesus come..

I believe the first step is humbling ourselves, praying and seeking God, being open to just stop and think and ask what are we doing. Are we following Christ? are we listening to God, following Him? or are we just following a set way of doing things, doing a set of activities, all these masquerading as an authentic relationship with God.
2 Chr 7:14

Much reflection and prayer needed!