When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for Authentic Christian Community

Spiritual formation occurs primarily in the context of community. But as the modern cultural norm of what social scientists call “radical American individualism” extends itself, many Christians grow lax in their relational accountability to the church. Faith threatens to become an “I” not “us,” a “my God” not “our God” concern.

When the Church Was a Family calls believers back to the wisdom of the first century, examining the early Christian church from a sociohistorical perspective and applying the findings to the evangelical church in America today. With confidence, author Joseph Hellerman writes intentionally to traditional church leaders and emerging church visionaries alike, believing what is detailed here about Jesus’ original vision for authentic Christian community will deeply satisfy the relational longings of both audiences.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ B&H Academic
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805447792
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805447798
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.63 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #70,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #171 in Christian Church Leadership (Books) #5,429 in Christian Living (Books)
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