The Church has Left the Building

People often associate the Christian faith with a church building. While a space dedicated to worship and spiritual training can be useful, Jesus never called his followers to confine their service to a building. 

“You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:13, 14).

Jesus called his followers to be difference-makers. To make the world a better, brighter place. His life brought so much delight that his message came to be known as the good news. Unfortunately, Christians are not always perceived as delight-bringers.

Our congregation is striving to break out of the argumentative sourpuss mold so that we can be salt and light. What if we lived in such a way that people loved to be around Christians because of our joyful, positive spirit? That would be good news!

The whole world belongs to God, so every spot is fair game for ministry. Everyone is God's child. The Holy Spirit goes where we go, so let's allow him to use us as salt and light. 

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Two curriculum series are posted below that explore these themes. Both series are based on the book Treasure in Clay Jars, by Lois Barrett and others.

• "The Church has Left the Building" is a small group series by John Grant.
• "Missional Church" is a Bible class curriculum by Chris Benjamin and David Wray.