A Living Body, Not an Institution

At Theosis Project, when we say Church, we don’t mean a building, a denomination, or a cultural ritual. We mean the Body of Christ—all creation being gathered up in Christ, reconciled in love, and made new.

We stand in the ancient Nicene faith, rooted in the Trinity, yet we live out our belonging through rhythms rather than rigid traditions.

The Church

Seeing the Church Eschatologically

Fr. John Behr, offers a perspective that has deeply shaped us:

“The Church is not a select group called out from unbelievers.
Rather, the Church is the whole of creation seen eschatologically—
from which we already see islands of new life in the present.”

This means the Church is not merely “us vs. them,” but the end-goal of creation itself: all things reconciled in Christ (Col. 1:20), God “all in all” (1 Cor. 15:28).

Islands of Light, Signs of Spring

Even now, we glimpse this future breaking in:

  • Communities embodying self-giving love.

  • People orienting their lives toward Christ, the true Light.

  • Signs of renewal bursting forth like spring after winter.

The Church, then, is not defined by institution or offices, but by new life in Christ already appearing in the world.