If you were to Google “The Church is a …”, what would you expect the top autofill suggestions to be?
Some would come straight from Scripture:
“The Church is a body.”
“The Church is a bride.”
Others, though not specifically Scriptural images, are part of the public imagination and seem true enough:
“The Church is a family.”
“The Church is a hospital for sinners.”
But here’s an obvious one that I have never heard … and I wonder why:
“The Church is a school.”
Why isn’t the Church known as a place where people learn?
About God? About life? About purpose? About all the things that really matter.
I have a growing conviction that we in Church leadership are slacking in our teaching responsibility.
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