How Does the Church Differ From America?
How Does the Church Differ From America
Brian Zahnd
What is the church?
Is the church a religious building with stained-glass and a steeple?
Is the church a religious gathering that meets on Sunday mornings?
Is the church a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit religious organization?
I don’t want to give a quick and jaded “of course not.” There are reasons why stained-glass and steeples, Sunday gatherings and not-for-profit status have become associated with the church.
But…
In the end this is not what the church is.
Maybe the church is something like this: The other way of being human (together). The way given to us by and built around Jesus Christ.
The church is a distinct way of being human.
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