What if much of what we call “church” today isn’t what Scripture actually describes?

In this first episode of Deconstructing the Church, we go back to the Bible and ask a foundational question: What is the church — really? Is it a building? A Sunday event? A production? Or something far deeper?

Before we critique leadership, systems, or culture, we have to define the church biblically. This is Part 1 of a 15+ part series examining how far modern church culture may have drifted from the New Testament blueprint.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 What Is Church

03:13 Blueprint vs Additions

05:26 Why This Fights Spiritual Abuse

07:41 Ecclesia Defined12:22 Three Biblical Uses

15:39 What Jesus Said

26:43 Paul on the Church

29:07 Gathering VS Identity

31:03 Why We Misdefine Church

36:17 Great Commission As You Go

40:38 Organism Not Organization

44:57 Systems Commodities And Abuse

50:05 Followers Of The Way

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