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God calls His Church the family of God. The early church met together in the temple courts, but also met together in homes where they were devoted to deep abiding relationships. They became spiritual family. In Acts 2:42 and following we see them exhibiting many of the characteristics of a family.
- What Is A Church Family?
- Does The Bible Describe The Church as A Family?
- Why Is The Church Like Our Family?
- What Should We Do When Our Church Feels Like A Dysfunctional Family?
- How Can I Help My Church Body Feel More Like A Family?
A church family is a community of people that attend church together. More than that, a church family shares in the fullness of faith and life together. A church family provides support during the hardships of life, like when someone faces the loss of a loved one or losses their job. A church family celebrates life’s greatest milestones, too, such ...
There are many places in the Bible where believers are described using family language. This is exactly how early Christians acted as they spent a lot of time dwelling together and living out their faith like a family. They ate together, they worshipped together, and they spent time with one another in fellowship. Scriptureprovides guidance on how ...
The Bible teaches that being a disciple of Jesus Christ makes all believers part of Abraham’s offspring, and therefore, part of the family of God. We are connected to one another not physically, but through God’s fulfilled promise to Abraham. Jesus conveyed a powerful teaching that His disciples are a family. The familial bond of believers goes bey...
At one point or another, most Christians will feel let down by their church family. They may be hurt, disappointed, or confused about situations that happen. Sometimes, churches can be dysfunctional. One’s church may not seem much like a family at all. Scripture gives guidance on how these common problems can be remedied. The reason churches face t...
When it comes to helping a congregation to feel more like a family, we can look to the command that Jesus gave as an important foundation, which is to love one another just as Jesus loves. With love for one another comes mutual respect, giving one another the benefit of the doubt, trust, and seeing one another as God sees. The power of love binds t...
- Pamela Palmer
Jul 10, 2020 · Churches need natural families, because they can show the church how to be a family; but natural families also need the church—no family can or should be spiritually self-sufficient. For this reason, churches should affirm natural families, but also encourage them to see themselves as part of the wider household of God, ready to embrace those members of the church who come alone.
- Harriet Connor
Jan 4, 2022 · Being a part of the family of God is the greatest blessing bestowed upon believers and one that should drive us to our knees in humble adoration. We can never do anything to deserve it for it is His gift of love, mercy, and grace to us, yet, we are called to become sons and daughters of the Living God (Romans 9:25-26).
May 2, 2023 · Galatians 6:10 says, “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” We make disciples — There comes a time when we need to learn to feed, not just be fed (Hebrews 5:12). We can evangelize, teach, encourage, and “disciple” our church family.
This understanding explains why we refer to the church as a family. So what is the value of this family? There are numerous verses in the New Testament that refer to how believers are to interact with "one another." Looking at some of these verses, we can determine what value a believer gains by belonging to and interacting with the church family.
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May 9, 2012 · Why must churches make family a priority? What purpose do families serve in building God’s kingdom? The answer is two-fold. Family is key to the future of the church, first, because it preserves history from generation to generation and, second, because it is unquestionably the best place to grow disciples. Family Preserves History
