Edification & Service | Ep 19

What really happens when believers gather as the church? In this episode of All Things for Good, Pastor Josh Strelecki explores the purpose and practice of the church’s life together, focusing on the twin priorities of edification and service.

The church is not a building or a program, but the people of God—those redeemed by Christ and joined together as His body. When we gather, the central task is to sit under the faithful preaching of God’s Word. From that foundation flows growth in knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual strength. Edification is not about entertainment or outward show, but the inner man being built up by truth, so that believers might walk in Christlikeness.

Yet edification is never meant to stay private. It expresses itself in service—through love, comfort, encouragement, correction, and bearing one another’s burdens. Every member has a role, and every member is necessary for the health of the body. Together, the church becomes a testimony of Christ’s life and love to one another and to the world.

This episode is a call to recover the privilege and responsibility of gathering, to value the Word above all, and to see the church as more than something to consume—but a fellowship to which we belong and contribute. Edification and service go hand in hand, shaping us into the likeness of Christ and strengthening His body for His glory.