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It’s ok to have diff ideas on what our weekly physical assembly in local church looks like during COVID-19. We ought to be charitable in this.

However one of the biggest things I’m seeing since March is we have a rather weak ecclesiology in “conservative” Christianity

Actually, this was evident before Covid-19. Take for example the lineup for our SBC 2020 PC and the worship practices of pastors invited to preach.

But Covid has only shined a brighter light on a big problem in evangelicalism. We don’t understand the church.

We think we can participate in the Lord’s Supper “virtually”. We think we can “be” the church apart from regular assembly with the church. We think we can dispense with pastors preaching and replace it with small groups. Not to mention many think women preaching is okay.

Brothers and sisters, our ecclesiology is weak. We think we can love our neighbors while neglecting a robust picture of Christ’s local church. This is impossible. To neglect the church is to hate our neighbors for the local church is the means by which God fulfills His commission

I know I’ve said it in jest but I really mean it: it’s time to make ecclesiology great again! It’s time for the saints to fall in love again with what the Church is, who the church is, why the church matters, and how the church is to function and exist in this fallen world.

And not to drag them into any debates but I am pumped about @mediagratiae’s new documentary on the Church that you can preorder now. We ought to be so thankful that there are still many faithful brothers and sisters out there who do care about the local church.

The local church still matters! Let’s put in our due diligence in understanding and putting into practice a Christ exalting ecclesiology!