When the Church Was a Family

Joshua

Joseph Hellerman’s joyful demeanor after decades teaching in seminary and serving as an elder in a local church is a tribute to his understanding of God’s heart for the church—one that he says functioned in the early church wholly as a family, not an organization.

His collection of early writings, historical-cultural understanding and ability to bring you on a journey that contextualizes the early church reality is beautiful. And inspiring. And clarifying… because this is one of those lenses that, once you put on, makes sense of square pegs we’ve tried to shove into round holes (e.g. via anachronism).

Great book.