How Should We Define and Discuss the Church?

A chasm stretches between the words “is” and “does”. Unfortunately, we live in a culture far more interested in “does” than “is”, and this interest negatively affects the way we think about the church. If I were to ask the average church member to tell me about the church I would get hundreds of “does” answers.

  • The church is where we worship.
  • The church is where we have small groups/bible studies.
  • The church is where