The Meaning of “WE”

Last week I wrote about what We are FBC means to me as I immerse myself in the life of the First Baptist Church of Englewood. Since then, I have been thinking about how We are FBC relates to our theme Moving Forward Together, and what it means from a biblical and theological point of view. 

I’ve been meditating on the WE in We are FBC. We is a first person plural pronoun. We signifies a group. We signifies togetherness. We signifies interdependence. From Creation when God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone” to God creating and covenanting with the nation of Israel to the Apostle Paul’s metaphor of the Church “joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love,” God has always been concerned about WE.

If God is concerned about WE, then we should also be concerned about our interdependence and togetherness as a church. As you move through the week, interrogate your relationship with WE. If you find yourself isolated, disconnected, or otherwise functioning outside of WE, ask God for a supernatural connection and immersion in the life of FBC because if We are FBC, then we need YOU!

In Christ’s Love,

Pastor Donna Owusu-Ansah