What is the Church? A Team

By: Jamie Woodall, Columnist

In this series so far we’ve explained the church is not a place, but a people. Last week Jonathan Mays did an outstanding job of explaining that The Church of the Bible is not any one denomination but multi-denominational much like one family with many names. He wrote about unity in diversity concerning all those who know and follow Jesus. Since Jesus founded the church, a church should reflect the teachings of Jesus.

This week let’s think about the idea of “team.” The church is a “team” of people, rather than a group of individuals. You’ve heard all the clichés: “It’s not about me, but we!” or “There’s no I in team.”

I love watching Boyne City minor league baseball these days. You have nine players on the field, each playing a position. All eyes are usually on the pitcher, but if the ball’s hit to left field and no one’s there and ready, then it’s a problem. What if there was no catcher? Most umpires aren’t too excited about chasing balls, and there would be quite a few bases stolen. All players work together to fill the field and work for the common goal of winning.

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