The Church Channel

The Church Channel is for the purpose of looking at church history outside of the institutional church, as well as present the various elements and nature that a true church, specifically a local one, should have.

In the end, the church should be nothing less than a representation of who Jesus Christ is. Obviously there is growth and a journey involved, but the goal and purpose of a real church can be none other than that.

Understand, the church isn't a building, and you can't go there in that sense. It must be a spiritual, supernatural people, filled with the life of Jesus Christ via the interaction of individual believers. That sharing of the life of Christ together results in the building up of a living temple filled with the only God.

That will result in an overflow which ultimately reaches the world, which will respond to seeing Jesus Christ revealed in His people.

This isn't idealism, it was the purpose of God from before the creation to have a people that are filled to the utmost with Christ Himself; not in a general sense, but with the specific purpose of being changed into His image - individually and corporately. That is what will build up and attract to Christ and His people the truly hungry and needy of the world.

Church Outside the System

Priscillian

Silvanus Constantine

John Wycliffe

Peter Waldo

Waldensians

Paulicians

Albigensians

Iconoclasts

Moravians

Moravians - Centered in Christ

T. Austin-Sparks on Local Church

T. Austin-Sparks on Local Church - Part 2 - Seeing Christ

T. Austin-Sparks on Local Church - Part 3 - Supernatural

T.Austin-Sparks and Local Church 4 - Inclusive, Exclusive

T.Austin-Sparks and Local Church 5 - Features of a Local Church

T. Austin-Sparks and Local Church 6 - Functioning

Quotes from Gene Edwards

Church and Christianity without Christ