By all means, your local church is the centerpiece of God’s plan for your spiritual growth. Your pastor is the set man to train you and disciple you.

“All things being equal”, meaning if you attend a good local church if all you learn is all that is being taught in your local church you are OK.

There is a saying, “If every local church is doing what they need to be doing, there would be no need for bible school”.

Your sustenance as a believer is found in a local church under the leadership of a pastor.