Look Inside – What is the Church?

“What is the Church?” was one of the first questions asked when we gathered with pastors and deacons from across the globe for The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) International Seminar for pastors this March, titled Ministry, Ordination, and Leadership in the Church—Inspiration from the Bible and Lutheran Tradition. You might think that a bunch of Lutheran pastors and deacons would not have to spend much time asking such a basic question. What are we even doing if we have to stop and ask, “Wait a minute. What IS the Church, anyway?” “As we learned together, wondered together, as we shared,...