Boxes Don't Move

"Thinking out of the box about the church building is not a new concept. The first Christians did pretty well without the use of church buildings. They gathered in homes, tombs, catacombs, and anyplace else they could gather safely in the midst of persecution. A body is the image God uses for his church..., but some churches today, based on how they spend their time and money, prefer to focus on the box instead of the body.

"This is problematic for several reasons.

"First, boxes don't move. Boxes are not alive, so - unlike a healthy human body - they are completely immobile. The church was never meant to be viewed as an immobile box sitting on the corner of Eighth and Main; God intended for us to view the church as a healthy, mobile body of believers moving - walking - through this world....

"The church is commanded to search out and get next to lost people - to make life, help, hope, peace, joy, truth, and love more accessible."

- from Eats With Sinners, by Arron Chambers