Anti-venom for a consumeristic church?

People sometimes say that the modern Western church has become severely consumeristic. It's has become a competitive "industry" where different churches vie for a slice of market-share by having the snappiest service, the best children's program, or even the most compelling preaching. People sometimes say that the church has become consumeristic, and people are sometimes right.
The thing is, we have needs right? Don't we need an environment where we can focus on God? Don't we need to hear a sermon that will challenge or encourage us? Don't we want to feel like our kids are being taken care of and discovering the love of Jesus? I dunno... Sometimes?
The thing I am wondering is, maybe there is a cure for consumerism that doesn't leave us feeling like no one cares about us.
Here's the thing I'd like to try, and I'd love for the five or so people that occasionally glace at my blog to consider this as well.
What if we prayed for the leaders in our churches? What if we prayed that God would be near them, and they would know His deep love for them? That they would discern His leading and they would have courage to pursue it with passion, determination, and boldness? That God would rebuke their wayardness? What if we prayed that God would hold them up in their weakness, and bless their strengths, and give them humble hearts to do the wild and treacherous work of leading the church?
I'm not going to suggest that the result of this will be that we will suddenly feel like the church is meeting our needs, whatever that means. It might mean that we could start to have a little more confidence that God is with us as a community, and He is leading us as a community. If this was the case, we could at least know, maybe, that even if we didn't feel like all of our needs were being met, we could see that God was still taking us somewhere together.
I don't know. Maybe not... but maybe.

"Sent People" Sermon

Here's a little sermon I gave on what it means to be a sent people. It's part two of a three-part vision series we are doing.
At the end, there is a question for reflection. The sermon ends after that, so if you feel like you're getting a long time to reflect, that's why: it's over.

http://www.box.net/shared/static/xsyb4yjkz8.mp3