There is only one God-ordained means by which His people will be saved and His church will grow: the proclamation of the word—that is, the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ from the Scriptures.
Any church faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ must treasure the two signs He has given of the union that all His people have with Him and each other: baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
Because God has eternally dwelled in community, being evermore conformed to Christ’s image will mean evermore living in community with your brothers and sisters in Christ.