Learned Passivity

In response to Thad Lubbers’ article “Learned Passivity” (October 1993), I would like to express my disagreement with the assumption that the Church is responsible somehow for the “learned passivity” of its youthful, middle-aged, and elderly members. To begin with, I am not certain throughout the article exactly what is meant by “the Church.” Is it the minister and the consistory, the entire body of believers, or both?  If we must unlearn “learned passivity”, who is going to do the teaching?...