Coach Mark addresses key reasons why membership in a local church matters. "The church is not a place for people to gather occasionally for religious services. It is not one more social institution among many others. The church is God’s dream for His most cherished creation. There is nothing like the church – no accomplishment, no organization or country or civilization – there is nothing as important as the church. And only the church will survive history to share God’s eternity." – John Ortberg