THE CHURCH IS A ...

If you were to Google "The Church is a ...", what would you expect the top autofill suggestions to be?

Some would come straight from Scripture: 

"The Church is a body."

"The Church is a bride." 

Others, though not specifically Scriptural images, are part of the public imagination and seem true enough:

"The Church is a family."

"The Church is a hospital for sinners."

But here's an obvious one that I have never heard ... and I wonder why:

"The Church is a school."

Why isn't the Church known as a place where people learn? 

About God? About life? About purpose? About all the things that really matter.

I have a growing conviction that we in Church leadership are slacking in our teaching responsibility.