Just Thinking

Church is for the unsaved but primarily i would say it is for the saved. It is were we receive training and encouragement. I am not much of a cook, so i will bring potato salad.
--Ruth Ferguson

Ruth, first of all thank you for your input. Basically what I see you saying is that church is for both the saved and unsaved. My question to you (or anyone who would like to offer) here is: Do we specifically target one group or the other? In other words, do we shape our "church" service in such a way that it is attractive to unbelievers? Or, do we primarily try to equip and encourage the saved? What does this look like...this equipping and encouraging?

Here is another idea to ponder: How is the church described in the Bible? Basically it seems as if there are two words that are used to refer to the church: 1.) kyriakos (1 Cor. 11:20; Rev. 1:10) and 2.) Ekklesia (numerous places...Matt. 16:18, 18:17, 2 Tim 2:19, Rom. 16:1, 1 Cor. 1:2; 1 Cor. 3:9-10, 2 Cor. 1:1, 1 Thess 1:1...to name a few).

Also, Ruth, thanks for the potato salad...(mustard or mayo based?)