Ekklesia Then & Now: Introduction

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Ekklesia Then & Now is a bi-weekly newsletter devoted to understanding and applying the lessons taught by the early church. The main source for the lessons will be the Word of God found in the Bible, but other primary and secondary sources will be used when approrpriate.

Each issue has three sections:

1. THEN - a self-contained discussion of a single concept about the early church. Planned topics include: What really is the church?,
   The role of culture, The Roman World, Evidences, Worship, Women in the church, The Greek language, House Churches, Putting on your “Sunday best”, Giving, Music, Orderliness, Leadership, Saturday or Sunday, Missions, Divisions, Heresy, Orthodoxy, Persecution, Praying, Baptism, Fasting, Christians as Atheists, Fellowship, Charity, Exemplary Behavior, Apostolic Letters, Apostolic Fathers, Apocryphal Writings, Gospels, Early church cites, Eusebius, Christian Magic, Gnostics, Paganism, Citizenship , Morality, Disputes, and others.
2. NOW - a discussion of how the principle introduced applies to the church today.
3. DISCUSSION - follow-up from the previous week (clarifications, examples, questions, issues, etc.)

The purpose of Ekklesia Then & Now is to honestly examine what God expects of the church of Christ Jesus in today's world. It will be an exciting and stimulating journey for all of us!