Bible References: 1 Cor. 9:22-23; 1 Co. 1:10; Eph. 2:19; Gal: 3:26-29; Rom. 10:13 The Church: a special place to be a safe place where born again believers can learn, express love appropriately and talk about their faith so that they can be prepared when the go out into the world made up of people who are born again each of us have a role in the family of God we exist as a Church because we have a common father - God our heavenly Father we exist to bring people into membership of God's family we exist to point people to Jesus so that they can meet Him and experience a life-changing personal relationship with their Lord and Saviour We don't change people (that's God's role) we do the accepting them as they are we exist as a Church to educate - teach people to read God's Word we exist so that glory is given to God's Name