I've been doing this pastoring/church thing for over 30 years and I will tell you right out of the box that the church (the assembly of called out ones; the congregation which God gathers around His Messiah, Jesus Christ) is the most amazing organism on the face of the planet!

Ephesians 1:22 “…and God appointed Jesus to be head over everything in the church, which is his body.”  Though Jesus is the head of the church and it's empowered by the Holy Spirit – it’s still made up of people like you and me.  I sometimes refer to the church, even my church, as a “weird duck” because:

1) The church is a business (a non-profit corporation) with policies, officers, rules, constitutions and by-laws, good accounting principles, etc. – but the church is not primarily a business.  God often moves in ways that don't fit a business model. The challenge for any church is living in the balance that includes both good business practices and moving in biblical faith and obedience.

2) The church isn't a democracy.  Read how God set up leadership models in the Old and New Testaments and you'll find He used ordinary individuals in extraordinary ways.  He accomplished great things through men and women that could never be done by committee.

I love MY church and THE church!

Pastor Mark