In this episode, we explore the early church's approach to growth, community, and discipleship through the insights of Alan Kreider's book, The Patient Ferment of the Early Church, emphasizing patience, transformation, and embodied witness over metrics and rapid expansion.

 

00:00 Introduction to Construction Ideas

08:59 Exploring the Early Church's Approach

18:22 Patience and Transformation in Church Growth

21:44 The Dangers of Achieved Identity

23:52 Embodied Witness of the Early Church

26:42 Transformation Over Performance

28:25 The Role of Metrics in Church Growth

34:16 Suspicion of Metrics and Growth Culture

47:02 Training for Transformation Before Baptism

58:00 Ongoing Formation After Baptism

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