What's the church's future?

This week, Pastor Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv, has begun an intriguing series of blog posts about the future of the church:

• Future of the Church 1 (of 5) - larger and smaller
• Future of the Church 2 (of 5) - more Bible, less fluff
• Future of the Church 3 (of 5) - more diversity and more unity
• Future of the Church 4 (of 5) - more missional and less consumeristic
• Future of the Church 5 (of 5) - Higher Tech and Higher Touch

Again, these are theories and tentative ideas, not predictions. I know many people have a fascination with predicting the future, and once in a while it can be good to ruminate about these things. Click-thru the above links to read them -- there's a lively discussion in the comment threads.