I would say that “the church” is the world wide body of believers and followers of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Church in the USA, for most people would include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few points to consider in relation to church USA church or institutional church:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Gathering” by Ray Barnett<\/a> – I would highly recommend this book. When God speaks of the \u201cchurch\u201d, is He talking about what we have created or maybe something quite different from what we normally see or experience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Church history – why we do what we do<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Church – Biblical Christianity<\/a> – The Story of Reality by Greg Koukl<\/p>\n\n\n\n Church – So You Don’t Want to Go to Church Anymore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Church \u2013 What my grandaughter said<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Church – thoughts on finding one<\/a> – notes about finding a church<\/p>\n\n\n\n Community – Soul Talk – Larry Crabb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Community – A Different Kind of Happiness<\/a> – book by Larry Crabb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Community – Scary Close – D Miller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Discipleship – Every Man a Warrior<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Discipleship – Francis Chan<\/a> – BASIC Series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Discipleship – Francis Chan – James<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Discipleship – Navigators 2-7 Study<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Community – true community<\/a> – thoughts on becoming a true spiritual community<\/p>\n\n\n\n Politics<\/a> – Why Christians should be involved in politics – thoughts from \u200eDr Frank Turek
Struggle Well<\/a> – excellent series on Job<\/p>\n\n\n\n