It’s easy to describe the groups we enjoy, like our family, fantasy football league, or Friday night Bunko group. We have plenty to tell that would explain the activities and purposes of those groups. We could easily explain why that group or organization is fun or engaging. But what about church? How would you describe it to a friend unfamiliar with it? Our worship, activity and study groups, outreach service to others? The first generation of Christians—the earliest church—had nearly none of the things we would probably put on the list describing our church. So what was important to the early church? What is the Big “C” Church, of which we are a part, all about?
