Session 4: Church with Doug Welch
Is the church essentially an INSTITUTION or RELATIONSHIPS?
COVENANT – an agreement that changes your life
Difference between a covenant and a contract?
Three Aspects of a Covenant (what it transforms):
IDENTITY (“in Christ” Rom 8:1; 2 Cor 5:17; Gal 3:28)
COMMUNITY (“one another” John 13:34-35; Gal 6:2; Eph 5:21)
MISSION (“make disciples” Matt 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; John 20:21)
Relationships and Institutions are tangible expressions of the NEW COVENANT REALITY that we have with God.
Relationships experienced through (Acts 2:42)
Speaking the WORD of God to one another
PRAYER with one another
SUBMISSION together to the lordship of Jesus (worship, service)
Role of the institution: to nurture the relationships and present the new reality to the world around us
LEADERS
ENVIRONMENTS
PRACTICES
