172: What Makes a Church a Church?
Jeremy seeks to define the bare-minimum for what could be considered a “local church”—and to distinguish that from the additional elements that often cloud our view. Download the visual here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J0dMz32IDuRyXLWY8AHLCI3CuBFVoz0Z/view?usp=sharing Do Theology is part of Foundations Media. Learn more at https://foundationsmedia.org https://dotheology.com https://store.dotheology.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DoTheology Contact Us: show@dotheology.com https://twitter.com/dotheology https://facebook.com/dotheology Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/DoTheology 0:00 Introduction 2:04 Why the Local Church Matters 6:41 Historical Definitions of the Church 19:55 My Minimum Definition 43:30 Pragmatic Elements beyond the Minimum 47:39 Amenities Even Further Beyond 52:15 Conscience Chatter
