CONNECTING POINT: Together - Beyond the Walls

Terminology is always an interesting ball of wax, so some added clarity is of great importance. In America, people often refer to the Church only as a building. Let us not make that mistake. If you read through the early chapters of Acts, you will get a different idea of “Church.” Add to that any of the Gospel writers, and the picture of the church becomes much clearer.

In Greek, ecclesiae is the plural term for church, meaning a gathering of people. So, the church is a community of people learning what it entails to follow Christ; we are

mobile, and our reach goes far beyond the walls of some...