Spiritual Life and Leadership

66. The Improbable Growth of the Early Church

March 03, 2020 Markus Watson
Spiritual Life and Leadership
66. The Improbable Growth of the Early Church
Show Notes

In this episode, we consider the growth of the early church in the pre-Christendom era, a time when Christianity had very little cultural influence.  Much like the church in today's world!  And yet, the early church grew.  What was their secret?  And is there anything we can learn and perhaps implement in our world today?


THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

  • Christendom is defined as the “centuries in which Western civilization considered itself formally and officially Christian.”
  • During the first 300 years after Jesus, the church had very little power at all in the culture, which at that time was dominated by the Roman Empire.
  • And yet, somehow, in the fourth century, due to the growth of the early church, Christianity ended up at the very center of power in Western society.
  • Four Characteristics of the Pre-Christendom Church:
    • The church had no political or social or cultural power.
    • The church grew by leaps and bounds anyway.
    • The church had a missionary identity.
    • The church focused on developing a habitus in the followers of Jesus.
  • The growth of the early church changed the trajectory of Western civilization.


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