In whatever theological language you use, church is about encouraging and facilitating our transformation. And that is holy work. Learning and being reminded to care for others and to carry out acts of compassion in a world and a culture which prefer that we take care of our own interests, mind our own business, and fear the other is holy work!
If your church isn’t doing that for you…if it does not challenge you to grow beyond yourself, to think more of others, to grow in your capacity for compassion and mercy, to long for healing and mercy and justice not only on your own behalf, but also on behalf of others…well then, perhaps it is no more than a social club, a support group, a continuing education center, or a political organization.