Richard Foster on the State of the Church

Right now we remain largely a scattered people.  This has been the condition of the Church of Jesus Christ for a good many years.  But a new thing is coming. God is gathering his people once again, creating of them an all-inclusive community of loving persons with Jesus Christ as the community's prime sustainer and most glorious inhabitant.  This community is breaking forth in multiplied ways and varied forms.

Source: Richard Foster  -  Streams of Living Water, p. 273