The concept of the church means different things to different people. Here's Nancy DeMoss-Walgamuth.

Essentially, the church is not an organization. It's not a place. It's not somewhere you go. It's not

something you do. It's something we are. This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgermouth, author of Adorned.

For February 3rd, 2020, I'm Dana Gresh.

This past weekend, people gathered in congregations all over the country and even the world.

But recent polls tell us that not as many people are joining those gatherings.

There's been a decrease in church attendance in the United States across all demographics.

And it seems a lot of people are asking, who needs the church? Nancy's about to take on that question in a new series. Who needs the church?

Well, the answer is if you're a child of God, you need the church. I need the church. We all need the

church. And when I say the word church,

some people just have this great sense of joy and delight. Some people have this sense of

who needs the church. And some people have a sense of maybe confusion. What is the church?

We're going to try to address some of those questions. But I think about something I read

where a London newspaper offered a

prize for the best essay on the subject, What's Wrong with the Church? And the prize was won by a man

from Wales who gave this answer. What's wrong with the church is our failure to realize and wonder

at the beauty, the mystery, the glory, and the greatness of the church.

I think that is so true, and I think it's very needed in our generation, especially in our younger

generation, that we redeem the concept of the church. Many people today feeling, even many

believers feeling, I don't need the church.

And I want us to look into God's word and wonder at the beauty, the mystery, the glory,

and the greatness of the church. The church was not man's idea. It is not man's institution.

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