Why do we do Church?

After moving out of a position of leadership in the church I've found it extremely difficult to find a reason or desire to go back to church. I can't say that I've been burned out on or burnt by the church, but I do feel like church has ran it's course. I grew up in the church, I decided that I wanted to become a Christian at the early age of 7, I was a (youth) pastor's kid, I've heard all the stories, I've sang all the worship songs, I've been baptized, I've had communion, I served on a youth council for my church district, I went to a Christian college and I served as an assistant youth leader. Been there, done that (I hate that saying, but it's fitting here). I've seriously had my fill of Church.

So why do we do Church? Is it to make a check list so we can show God when we go to Heaven "Look how many hours I've logged in the church building"? Do we do church because we need to fill an emotional void? Do we do church because that's what we've always done? Do we do church because we want an authentic relationship/encounter with God?

Maybe we do it for all of these reasons, maybe none of them. I have a big problem with Church though. We as Christians are called to go out into all the world and spread the teachings of Christ. Jesus says that we are the Church if He resides in us. (What in the heck does that mean anyway? Why do we have to have our own language?) How are we supposed to spread the teachings of Christ if we are meeting one morning a week in a corporate setting with other believers?

Why is it that (almost) every Church is the same? First is sunday school, then a little bit of time to socialize before service starts, everyone goes to the sanctuary, sing a few songs, hear a few announcements, sing a couple more songs, give tithe, maybe sing one more song, then the pastor talks for 45 minutes about something that you'll probably forget about when you're out to eat for lunch with the people who sat in the same pew as you. How does that help us go and make disciples? I understand that we need to all be on the same page and it's good to have a time set aside to learn. But why do we have to do it this way? Why can't church be a place where we go and discuss? The model of church right now leaves no room for discussion. How are you supposed to make your faith your own if you can't logically come to a conclusion about it? One could argue that we have small groups for that reason, but if we are doing that what is the point of having church on sunday morning the way we've always done it? Why can't we use that time to go out and spread the news?

Why do we do church? Is it for the believer or for the non-believer? Most non-Christians that I know say that they hate going to church. They feel rejected. They feel like they don't belong. They feel like the pastor is holier-than-thou and condescending towards them. They don't feel welcomed. They feel like everyone is being fake. I don't think that most Christians realize this. I know some Churches do try to go out of their way to make non-believers / visitors feel welcome but it is usually not the case.

I have another post that I will be making about my observations of the amount of people being saved within the church (4 walls corporate congregation) as opposed to outside of the church (one on one discipleship/relationships/etc). It ties in with this post but is definitely another conversation.

This is probably way too long and to broad but these are some questions that have been on my mind. Sorry if I wasn't even coherent. I do plan on breaking some of these questions down in another post, but I wanted to get some of this out there right away.