A "Placed" People

Most of us carry assumptions about church membership that we have never stopped to examine. For many, membership sounds like signing up for a gym or a streaming service — a transaction, a formality, a box to check. For others, it feels unnecessary altogether. After all, if you believe in Jesus and belong to the universal body of Christ, why would you need to formally attach yourself to one particular congregation? Is membership even biblical? The answer might surprise you. And it will almost certainly challenge the way you think about what it means to belong