The Crux of the Matter

Prof. Decker is professor of Practical Theology in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. What makes a church the church? To what church ought I belong? What should I look for in a church? Which considerations are essential and which are not? Is the worship style important? Ought I be a member of that downtown church which offers a "high church," structured, and very formal worship? Or should I be a member of that large church which features a much less formal worship style bordering on the...