"the church must put itself at risk by going out into the world."

YES!

Oswald Chambers wrote that we are to be broken bread and poured out wine for the world. I don't think he meant that only individually.. after all, Christ is a body.

Jean Vanier writes that security is the greatest danger.

"But when a community has enough members to do all the work, when it has enough material goods, it can relax. It has strong structures. It is fairly secure. It is then that there is danger." Community and Growth

Our wealth and security are killing us; these idols have almost prevailed in my generation.