Organizations that operate like businesses call themselves churches. But the biblical story paints a picture of churches operating like the human body. In this episode, we continue our conversation on the nature and purpose of the church by looking at how most modern-day churches operate like business corporations and what that means for Christians that desire to fulfill God's purpose and plan to make the Kingdom of God visible on the earth.

In terms of mission, nothing has changed from when Jesus was in his first body to when he entered his second body. His mission is to bring the Kingdom of God back to the earth. So understanding the Kingdom of God is closely bound to understanding church. In this episode, we'll touch on what the Kingdom of God is and what a church has to do with bringing it back to earth.

Traditional (as opposed to biblical) understandings of the church really dominate the Christian landscape, so much so that traditional views interpret the Bible in ways that make those traditions "biblical." In this episode, we talk about why it's important to distinguish between traditional and biblical views of church life and cover five common traditional understandings that aren't found in the biblical story.

God's purpose is to dwell in a temple made of "living stones" (human beings). But unless those stones are built together, they're just a pile of stones. Join us as we talk about 6 practical components to healthy church life that builds the living stones of humanity together into a temple in which God can live by His Spirit.

There are many pictures of unity in the Bible, and they all have something in common. In this episode, we explore one specific picture of unity - living stones being built together into a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:5). Join us as we talk about this picture and the insights it gives us into the nature and purpose of the Church.

The account of the fall of mankind in the book of Genesis gives us insights into the nature and purpose of the Church. Mankind was created to live by divine life, which is a shared-life community. The serpent had something else in mind. Join us as we talk about what happened at "the Fall" and the results of living by a different kind of life.

The account of the creation of mankind in the book of Genesis gives us insights into the nature and purpose of the Church. By default, we've been trained to think one God created one human. But this is incomplete. Join us as we talk about God's purpose and how Jesus unlocked it once again on the earth.

Alignment on the true nature and purpose of a church is foundational to it being healthy. And what you believe about the nature and purpose of God will determine what you believe about the nature and purpose of a church. Join us as we touch on God's nature and purpose and it will shape your understanding of what it means for a church to be healthy.

Why are we doing a podcast on the topic of church? Because being an individual Christian and a corporate Christian aren't two separate entities. When it comes down to it, there's nothing more important to talk about and work to get right in life for the Christian. Join us as explore the meaning behind the name of the show, who it's for and why.