The Living Church

two metaphors the apostle Paul used to describe the church were a plant and the Body of Christ. two living, breathing, growing, maturing, developing organisms. in The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor, John Stott writes about God's vision for the church. the essentials for the church are to be a learning church, a caring church, a worshipping church, and an evangelizing church. he elaborates and explores other areas of the church in this well written and accesible book. there needs to be some element of organization to the church, but not to the point of forgetting the fact that we're an organism, a living church. anyone who serves in or attends a church will get something out of this book. read it.