On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast, I’m chatting with Susan Hunt about the local church! One of our mutual friends rightly stated that Susan bleeds ecclesiology, or the theology of the church. After talking with her, I couldn’t agree more. She said, “I can barely speak the word ‘church’ without weeping in wonder at the very idea! The Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ, the family of God! The church is the people of God in all times and in all places! We’re those who were chosen in Christ in eternity past! We’re being redeemed, adopted, and sanctified in him! The church is those who are indwelt by God’s Holy Spirit! Think of that! The very Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead! We’re the ones with the potential to make Jesus known! To reflect the glory of God in a dark, broken world! So, the church is the people who have been entrusted with the living Word of the living God.”   SUSAN’S RESOURCES The Bible Consider the historic creeds (like Westminster Confession of Faith and the Heidelberg Catechism) Discover a biblical perspective of our womanhood and God’s calling for us as women in our church Find a small group of women to dig into the Word with other women   SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Ephesians 4:11 1 Peter 2:9 Numbers 2:2 Acts 2 Hebrews 10:22 Philippians 3 John 17 - Jesus’ prayer Psalm 92   DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is the local church? What is the purpose of the local church? How were you uniquely designed to be a part of the local church? What are some of the joys and hardships of being involved in the local church? How have you been shaped by covenant community? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?   SPONSORSHIP DETAILS Lily Jade full-grain leather, backpack diaper bags were created for the woman who wants to be organized and for the woman who values lasting quality and loves the idea of consolidating her purse and diaper bag into one bag that does the job of two! You can learn more by checking them out on instagram or on their website. FabFitFun is a seasonal subscription box, with full size beauty, fitness and lifestyle products.  Go to fabfitfun.com and use the code "JOURNEY" so you can save $10 off your first box, making it only $39.99. T Bar M, campers step away from the craziness of life and jump into an adventure of growing in relationship with God and others. Make summer matter and check out T Bar M Camps located in New Braunfels, TX. T Bar M has camps for campers 1st through 11th grade or, if you want to join in on the fun, too, check out their awesome family camps. Visit tbarm.org/journeywomen to learn more!   FOR MORE EPISODES OF JOURNEYWOMEN: SUBSCRIBE Subscribe on iOS, go to the iTunes page and subscribe to the Journeywomen Podcast. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). WRITE A REVIEW Writing a review on iTunes will help other women on their journeys to glorify God find and utilize the podcast as a resource. FOLLOW JOURNEYWOMEN Like/follow Journeywomen on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for the latest updates. *Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!