Body Quote by Mark Dever

Being a member of a church means realizing that we are responsible for helping the brothers and sisters around us to grow as disciples…

— David Platt

Many believe one can be a "good Christian" without joining (or even attending) a local church, but God would strongly disagree.

— Rick Warren

Many believe it is possible to be a "good Christian" without joining (or even attending) a local church, but God would strongly disagree.

— Rick Warren

“Being a member of a local church is not very important to most professing Christians today. Church hopping and shopping are common in much…

— David Platt

“Whether your Christian life began yesterday or thirty years ago, the Lord’s intent is that you play an active and vital part in his…

— Thabiti M. Anyabwile

The church is not a religious community of worshippers of Christ but is Christ himself who has taken form among people.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“In post-Christendom, the church is that community of people who look to discover what God is actively doing in the world around them and…

— Tim Keel

Those who embrace belief in Christ Jesus are bound together in Him, in a real yet incomplete way, in his Body, the Church. Faith…

— Vincent Nichols

Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where…

— Nicky Gumbel

“Just like the person of Jesus, the local church as the body of Christ must understand what it is created and called to do.”

— Will Mancini

For individuals to become fully active in the Church, they generally must experience a spiritual conversion and a social integration.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin