Bringing the church back to the table

Why would God entrust flawed humans to be his agents in this world? Surely God could have done something more efficient! Pastor Phil Kniss says that throughout history God has used imperfect humans to spread the Good News of God's love. The book of Acts is the story of humans working to be the people Jesus commissioned them to be, day in and day out. They worked at this in small groups or house churches; through face to face interactions. But then the church became embedded in the state and developed into an institution. That is where we are today, and God can use such an institutional church. But this is not the church envisioned in the Bible. Pastor Phil asks how Park View Mennonite Church can grow in the characteristics of the church of the New Testament. Can we come back to the table - back to meeting each other face to face, breaking bread together, studying scripture, discipling each other, a community of communities?