It’s an important question. If we are looking for a faithful church to be part of. If we are looking towards church planting or established pastoral ministry. If we are wanting to be good members and servants of our church week by week. We need to know how to approach this thing which is the centrepiece of God’s eternal plan, the bride of Christ, the agent of mission, the great means of grace and growth for God’s children. There are various different ways to express the key marks of a healthy, biblical, God-honouring church. Tony Merida gives the following in Nature, Marks and Purpose of The Church (Acts 29 conference, Nairobi 2017): Headship of Christ Rightly appointed leaders equipping the saints for ministry True believers gathering regularly worshipping hearing the gospel of Christ preached [see Merida, Christ-Centered Expository Preaching (2017 Nairobi conference) or his more recent book ] receiving the sacraments rightly administered under the exercise...
Living and preaching at the foot of the Cross