of all those people who belong to that community. That is, where the Church is in this earthly life can be answered empirically. The question becomes more subtle when we’re discussing individual persons. For any given person, whether formally a member of the Orthodox Church in this life or not, the critical question is whether that person will be a member in the next life. I am sure there are people who are formally Orthodox today who will not be so when they enter into eternity. I am also sure there