You may have heard the phrase "Reformed and always reforming" in reference to the church. What does it mean? This article explains that the saying teaches that the church is the Lord's, and is always created and renewed by the Word of God rather than by the spirit of the age.

What does it mean that the the church must be "always reforming"? This is a call expressed in the well-known saying ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda. In this article Andrew Atherstone argues that the motto lays down a challenge to both radicals and conservatives in today’s church. It is a motto which sums up the sense of restless and continual energy of the church reforming seeking to be what the Lord wants her to be.