There are congregations on nearly every corner. I’m not sure we need more churches. What we need is a church. I say one church is better than fifty. I have tried to remove the plural form churches from my vocabulary, training myself to think of the church as Christ did, and as the early Christians did. The metaphors for her are always singular – a body, a bride. I heard one gospel preacher say it like this, as he really wound up and broke a sweat: ‘We’ve got to unite ourselves as one body. Because Jesus is coming back, and he’s coming back for a bride not a harem.’
– Shane Claiborne (via -bailee)
(Source: strengthlikelions, via -bailee)
There are congregations on nearly every corner. I’m not sure we need more churches. What we need is a church. I say one church is better than fifty. I have tried to remove the plural form churches from my vocabulary, training myself to think of the church as Christ did, and as the early Christians did. The metaphors for her are always singular – a body, a bride. I heard one gospel preacher say it like this, as he really wound up and broke a sweat: ‘We’ve got to unite ourselves as one body. Because Jesus is coming back, and he’s coming back for a bride not a harem.’
– Shane Claiborne (via -bailee)
(Source: strengthlikelions, via -bailee)
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