Tullian Tchividjian, grandson of Billy Graham and pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, was asked this question in an interview: "Why have you given your life to pastor a local church?" I thought this was a great answer.
I realized many years ago that God has only oath-bound his blessing to one institution—the church. And while the church is universal in nature, it’s local in expression. Therefore, if I wanted to be where the gospel-action is, I needed to give my life to the local church.
I hope that you see the connection between this and the previous post on Matthew 28:16-20. Evangelism, discipleship, missions, etc. shouldn't be something that happens apart from the church, but what the church as Christ's disciples does. This is where the gospel-action is, or should be.
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