There has been a healthy dose of discussion concerning the relationship of the Church to culture, especially in a "revisiting" of Richard Niebuhr's categories. Hidden here and there, but rarely emphasized, is the motif of the "Church as culture." If we construct the character of our lives by group living (Tanner), then does not the community of faith construct a culture? Of course, this needs to be defined, nuanced, biblically shaped and theologically informed. But something important needs to be said here. I hope to carry out this conversation here (largely for my own benefit), but help along the way is more than welcome.
In a sense, the following quote, taken from the Gospel Coalition's doctrinal statement point the direction, I want to go:
"The church serves as a sign of God’s future new world when its members live for the service of one another and their neighbors, rather than for self-focus."
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