God means to fulfill the Great Commission through local churches. How did the apostles and the churches of the New Testament obey the Great Commission? By gathering Christians together in churches. The church is God's plan for evangelism, discipleship, and the Great Commission. This connection between the Great Commission and the church dramatically impacts how both leaders and members should think about their work of making disciples. We do it together.
The Church Basics series will help new Christians understand the basics of ecclesiology. What makes a church? How is a church governed? What do baptism and the Lord's Supper have to do with the church? Aren't they personal acts? What role do local churches play in reaching the unreached with the gospel?