Fragility of a Church; Strength of the Church

Local church fragility is not limited to struggling churches. Even healthy churches are fragile. Even churches that are built on the Word and not a personality or program are more delicate than we often admit.

The fragility of a local church is intentional because God does not need any of us, or a collection of any of us, to accomplish His purposes. In His grace, He invites us to join Him—but He does not need us. His plan is bigger than any of us. As Matt Chandler reminds us, “The man goes in the ground, and the message goes on.”

The apostle Paul wrote of our fragility.... Read more