Protocol: AustARC 2007
Author/editor(s): AustARC
Creation: 2007 (The date of original creation or publication, if known)

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The church matters because it is the living memory of Jesus. The church is the community that tells the story of Jesus today. In spite of all its tragic failures, its human limitations, and the terrible sins committed in its name, the church embodies the story of Jesus.
The church proclaims and witnesses to Christ and to the great biblical narrative that moves from creation to final salvation. The church holds, proclaims, and passes on Jesus’ preaching of the reign of God, his command to love the enemy, his healing ministry, his priority for the poor and the sinner, his challenge to the wealthy and to the religious establishment, his formation of a community of disciples, and his life-giving death and resurrection.