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Why is it correct to say that the church is both organism and organization?
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Church displays the qualities of an organism with members that work together toward keeping the organism thriving and alive. It also has organizational qualities with a hierarchy structure and the development and implementation of mission goals.
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Through the Holy Spirit a group of people become the organism of people functioning together. This may produce individual and collective goals. The organism however, needs organisation as well in terms of structure through scripture.
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The Church is a living and breathing organism that can draw an individual closer to the Lord. This organism can grow in size as the church family gets older. The Church can also be an organization that functions to produce teams that influence the communities they reach out too.
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The church is both organism, and an organization because it is both alive and also functions as a non-profit organization (church).
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The church is an organism because it is the body of Christ. It is living and functions as a whole body. It is an organization because it is governed by scripture which sets the rules and means of operation for the church.