Is the Work of Christ a church? Do people leave their church to join the Work of Christ?

The Work of Christ is not a church; it is a community of people who belong to many different Christian churches. Members of the Work of Christ remain active in their parish or congregation. They live a common life that is complementary to and supportive of church membership. Is it necessary for all Christians to live in community? The New Testament describes the Christian life in ways that are clearly corporate and communal. Christians are called to relate to one another as brothers and sisters. They are to be knit together as members of one body. They are members of the household and family of God. In this sense, all Christians are called to live in community. Relatively few Christians, however, will actually live in a community like the Work of Christ. By its existence, however, the Work of Christ hopes to be a witness to the communal dimension of the Christian faith, a dimension that is weak or missing in the lives of many believers. We hope that our life together encourages ...