It’s not the job of *the Church* to spread the gospel,
Read Paul’s description of the Church in Corinthians. Note at the end the different roles that the Holy Spirit assigns. We are no longer individuals, but members of the One Body of Christ. The Church is the community of believers and from the very beginning there is an order that has been maintained through the centuries.
Me and the Bible is church is a fallacy.
Nobody ever said that *me and the Bible* is church.
The church is the body of Christ, being built up by the Holy Spirit into a spiritual body.
And God did give gifts to the church in the form of evangelists, pastors, teachers, administrators, etc., but no where does it indicate that it is their job alone.
The gospel spread after the persecution of the church by Saul (Paul) and it was because individual believers carried the message of the gospel as they were dispersed.
Also, the message was validated by the lifestyle of the beleivers as they lived out what they believed. THAT’S what makes it effective. I’d daresay that anyone knows that someone who preaches the gospel has no credibility if they don’t live up to the message they preach.