Is there a biblical basis for meeting on Sunday rather than Saturday or some other Day? It has always been assumed, regardless of whether a church is Orthodox, Catholic, or Protestant, that the official day of meeting is Sunday. While there may also be other days...
The antidote to the evangelical obsession with the ‘bigger is better’ model of church organisation. It is not a cure-all panacea for the many ills in the church today; however it is the start of a conversation that may—with God’s help—lead to much-needed reform....
Anglican evangelist David Watson observed that “For the first two centuries, the church met in small groups in the homes of its members, apart from special gatherings in public lecture halls or market places, where people could come together in much larger numbers....
An ecclesiology rooted in New Testament church practice rather than in the shifting sands of contemporary church growth fads … a godsend for those frustrated by the failures of modern evangelical “models” for church practice, and for those who are...
How did the early church teach their children? Did it involve Sunday school, children’s church, or nurseries? At a Virginia conference for small churches, before a panel discussion was about to begin, I whispered to a friend that I bet the first question was...
Timeless Biblical insights to assist those who seek to put into practice what many simply theorize about. Convincing, convicting, and illuminating … provides a glimpse into how church life was in the first century and how it can be in this century. Tim...
