Essence of the church - faith in Chirst, bpatism, meeting to fellowship with the Lord and each other
Mission of the church is clear and simple - witness by word and deed
Churches need to continuosly examine themselves continually make sure additonal activites do not ecipse the essential ones
Reforming an existing parachurch will not be easy and sometimes impossible - Romans 15:20
Some believers find themsleves troubled and alienated from instittional church have not lose faith in Jesus, they may be tired and a bit cunical
Younger believers vaule authenticity, if there is any institution that reeks of inauthenticty, it is the institutional church
Feely you received, freely give is not what comes to mind for most churches - Matthew 10:8