Where do I go to church?

There is an institution that is commonly called “church”. I like to refer to this as the institutional church or IC for short. It does not seem to me that the IC is what Jesus and the apostles were referring to when they spoke of the Church. When I read passages referring to the Church the New Testament they don’t make sense if I think in terms of the IC. I am writing this because, in later blogs, I will be discussing the effect the IC has had on my life and where I currently am in relation to the IC. And, I want to be clear that I am writing about the Institution and not The Church.


Author Wayne Jacobson has this to say about Church…

“Asking me where I go to church is like asking me where I go to Jacobsen. How do I answer that? I am a Jacobsen and where I go a Jacobsen is. 'Church' is that kind of word. It doesn't identify a location or an institution. It describes a people and how they relate to each other. If we lose sight of that, our understanding of the church will be distorted and we'll miss out on much of its joy.”


To read the full article (Why I Don't Go To Church Anymore) by Wayne Jacobson follow this link http://www.lifestream.org/bodylife.php?blid=32