When Paul said to the Ephesians that "Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for her," in me there was birthed a passion to understand this church that Jesus loved and gave Himself for. To the Corinthians, because of their actions and attitide, Paul had to ask them, "Do you despise the church of God?" That is a truly legitimate question!

This book on the Church as community is to help open your eyes to a greater visionfor the Church of todayand is a prayer for a deeper and greater, wiser and more passionate lovefor that church that jesusloved and gave Himself for.

Farrell Fisher