When The Church Becomes 'We' Instead Of 'They'

There is a wonderful blessing that comes from a close knit church community.  Every individual depends on the next for support and encouragement.  Members to member. Family to family. Pastor to pastor and member to pastor and back again. We are a big (small) family.

One of the ways we can continue to foster our unity is how we talk about “us.”

"The way we speak of a church is rather like the language we might use of a sports team we support. The transition from 'they' to 'we' is the big marker. When I first began to follow Swansea City F.C., I used to say, 'They are in such-and-such a place in the football (soccer) league.' But the time needed to come when I said, 'We are. . . . We signed a good striker' (or maybe we didn’t). Is there a church you attend or is it a church to which you belong? Is it 'they' (or 'it'), or is it 'we'?"
-Christopher Ash

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