Go: The Church's Main Purpose

Churches and denominations often appear to settle for a primary
objective that is less than what the apostles recommended. If we are
honest, most church leaders acknowledge that our institutional sense of
purpose is inconsistent, at best. In some places the purpose of the
church is quite narrowly defined, and in others the definition is so
broad that it seems meaningless.

People wonder, “Is this all
there is to the church?” It’s a good question, and George Hunter, a
longtime keen observer of the ch...