The Life of the Church: The Table, Pulpit, and Square

**What should a church *do?* Look at your church's calendar and you will learn something of its mission. But how do you know it's the mission Jesus gave? In *The Life of the Church,* Joe Thorn explains the mission of the church and the three rhythms for fulfilling it. The result is a simple, memorable model for church life and ministry, grounded in Scripture and aligned with historic practices. Useful for training in membership class, discipleship groups, and elder boards-and even for devotional reading-*The Life of the Church* is at once theological, practical, and experiential. Readers will not simply be informed, but led to a deeper conviction about their role in the body of Christ. Pastors will be equipped to refocus their ministries, and Christians to fulfill their purpose: be and make disciples. If you wonder what it means to be saved into a body of believers, why the various parts of a worship service matter, and how to engage in the world as a citizen of heaven, then *The Life of the Church* is for you. It answers this critical question: "Why does the church exist, and how does it shape my life?"