Membership in the Early Church

As the gospel spread across the world, how did the early churches bring on new members? What process did people undergo in order to be incorporated into the life of the Church? In this episode, pastors Brandon and Zac explore training, membership, and baptism in the early church.

For further study, see:

Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way by J.I. Packer and Gary A. Barrett

Educating People of Faith: Exploring the History of Jewish and Christian Communities ed. by John Van Engen

The Early Church at Work and Worship (vol. 2) by Everett Ferguson 

A Faithful Church: Issues in the History of Catechesis by John H. Westerhoff III and O.C. Edwards, Jr.

Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless 

Catechetical Discourse: A Handbook for Catechists by St. Gregory of Nyssa