What is the Church?
What is the Church? Clue: It is not a place or something we go to!
My evolving definition: What is the Church? Answer: A group of Christ followers (little Christ's) who join with God in His Great Co-Mission who all reach disciples who reach disciples, while teaching all to obey what Jesus says!
How are we the Church? We are not known for bodies, budgets and buildings. We just live in the world as little Christ's (people who show Jesus to the world). We live His teachings in obedience, we build relationships and take every advantage for people to engage us. The minute we engage and they engage the discipling process begins. As we build relationships we let the Holy Spirit lead our conversations as well as open doors, I love to watch them open the door. As doors are opened and further engaging occurs we often see people become Christ followers who repeat the same in the life of someone else.
When or where do we gather? We gather where and when. It can be in groups of two or three, or 20 or in gatherings that include all of us. We have many opportunities for gathering in homes or in larger settings for worship etc. The Gathering is not most important! Being the Church is most important. We don't go to church -we are the Church and the Church Scatters into the world and Gathers together -Both as the Body of Christ.
posted by Bob Carder @ 6:48 PM
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The church is the people of God and we don't exist to build an institution or organization.
The church exists for mission! Our mission is not more people, more money and more buildings. Our mission is to make disciplemakers! Our mission is the radical transformation of every man, woman and child in our community in submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Dave, excellent comments. How do we actually help the Body of Christ in America realize our mission and own it with passion enough to act on it?
Your clear defining points on our mission are bitter sweet. Sweet in the sense that they are correct and clear. Bitter in the sense that the church in America does not own this as a mandate to be involved in (personally) themselves.
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