Mark Elmendorp is the senior pastor of Emerge Church, which has three campus locations at Warner, Redcliffe and Morayfield.

Emerge Church exists to make disciples of Christ whose lives example Jesus and make the teachings of Christ known.

In this message, Pastor Mark asks a difficult question - do you actually need to go to church to be a Christian?  In this day, when we connect with churches all around the world from the comfort of our lounge rooms. what is the benefit of being involved in a local church?

Find out more about Emerge Church at emergechurch.life

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