What is the Church?
"We don't go to church, we ARE the church." Well, kind of. On this episode, the crew discusses whether the church is the people who go there, the institution, or something in between. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introducing the question06:58 - Is the church just the people?11:32 - "It's not an organization, it's an organism" - true or false?16:25 - The church requires purpose31:25 - The community church to Catholic church pendulum36:54 - The house church question42:22 - When church leadership goes wrong, and when to leave a church50:04 - When the members go wrong, and what leadership should do55:17 - Think Fast: Is it lying to tell your kids Santa is real? Visit our sponsors at cobbpublishing.com Check us out at focuspress.org and jackwilkie.com Join us for the exclusive Deep End episode each week by going to focuspress.org/plus
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Show Notes
"We don't go to church, we ARE the church."
Well, kind of. On this episode, the crew discusses whether the church is the people who go there, the institution, or something in between.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introducing the question
06:58 - Is the church just the people?
11:32 - "It's not an organization, it's an organism" - true or false?
16:25 - The church requires purpose
31:25 - The community church to Catholic church pendulum
36:54 - The house church question
42:22 - When church leadership goes wrong, and when to leave a church
50:04 - When the members go wrong, and what leadership should do
55:17 - Think Fast: Is it lying to tell your kids Santa is real?
Visit our sponsors at cobbpublishing.com
Check us out at focuspress.org and jackwilkie.com
Join us for the exclusive Deep End episode each week by going to focuspress.org/plus