Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Why We Need the Church Now More Than Ever.
Churches are currently facing a host of difficult issues—potential shut-downs and restrictions due to COVID-19, political dissension among members, racial division, church abuse scandals, and the list continues. While some attendees have temporarily turned to virtual church services, others are wondering if committing to a local church is worth the trouble. Is it really that important to gather each week?
Written for anyone struggling to answer this question, Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman help readers rediscover why the church is essential. Rediscover Church starts from the ground up, examining topics such as the mission of the church, the importance of preaching and teaching, church membership, church discipline, and how to love members who are different. This book is a timely reminder that the church is more than just a livestream—it is an essential fellowship of God’s people furthering God’s mission.
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- Provides a timely reminder that the church is more than just a livestream—it is an essential fellowship of God’s people furthering God’s mission
- Examines topics such as the mission of the church, the importance of preaching and teaching, church membership, church discipline, and how to love members who are different
- Helps readers rediscover why the church is essential
- Introduction: Losing Sight of the Church
- Why Are You Here?—1 Peter 2:10
- What Is This Place?
- Do We Really Need to Gather?
- Why Is Preaching and Teaching Central?
- Is Joining Actually Necessary?
- What Is This Thing Called Church Discipline
- Who Leads?
- How Do I Love Members Who Are Different?
- How Do We Love Outsiders?
- Conclusion: You Don’t Get the Church You Want, but Something Better
Top Highlights
“Simply put, a Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble.” (Page 11)
“God does not invite us to church because it’s a comfortable place to find a bit of spiritual encouragement. No, he invites us into a spiritual family of misfits and outcasts. He welcomes us into a home that’s rarely what we want yet just what we need.” (Page 13)
“Sometimes people like to say that ‘a church is a people, not a place.’ It’s slightly more accurate to say that a church is a people assembled in a place. Regularly assembling or gathering makes a church a church. This doesn’t mean a church stops being a church when the people aren’t gathered, any more than a soccer ‘team’ stops being a team when the members are not playing. The point is, regularly gathering together is necessary for a church to be a church, just like a team has to gather to play in order to be a team.” (Page 48)
“your understanding of what the church is will shape your life and your living.” (Page 23)
“None of this can be experienced virtually. God made us physical and relational creatures. The Christian life and the church life cannot finally be downloaded. It must be watched, heard, stepped into, and followed.” (Page 52)
- Title: Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential
- Authors: Collin Hansen, Jonathan Leeman
- Series: The Gospel Coalition and 9Marks
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 158
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subject: Church
- ISBNs: 9781433579561, 9781433579592, 9781433579578, 9781433579585, 9781955768139, 9781955768153, 9781955768702, 9781955768719, 9781955768733, 9781955768740, 9781955768764, 9781955768795, 1433579561, 1433579596, 143357957X, 1433579588, 1955768137, 1955768153, 1955768706, 1955768714, 1955768730, 1955768749, 1955768765, 195576879X
- Resource ID: LLS:RDSCVRCHRC9MRKS
- Resource Type: Monograph
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