Introduction

Church is the gathering of people who follow Jesus and is also referred to as the body of Christ. The structure of the church is then how the people are organized, how meetings are organized, and how the church functions. For this document Church structure will refer to the organization of Christ followers to bring order & direction. Church service will refer to the structured gathering of Jesus followers for the purpose of edifying the body of Christ and honoring God & giving Him glory. Church operation will refer to day to day things the Church should be doing. The church will refer to a regular gathering of a group of followers in a particular area. However, the Church is not a particular building or location to go to. The main goals of the church is to receive God’s love, love Him and one another, be of one mind, and to bring the kingdom of heaven on earth (John 4:20-24, 13:35, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 2:15, 5:20, Philippians 2:2, Romans 10:14-15).