About this episode

Tim Mackie explores the importance of learning and community in the early Church as depicted in Acts 2.

Why Church Matters E1 — When people think of Christians, openness to new ideas is not usually the first thing that comes to mind. That's because we've lost a key part of the mindset of a “disciple,” a word that actually means “learner.” In this first episode of a two-part series, Tim explores the earliest depiction of the Church in Acts 2, where a group of people commit to each other and to Jesus so they can learn new ideas and form new habits of living and thinking together, all centered around Jesus. Tim gave this message at Door of Hope Church in Portland, Ore., on January 4, 2014.

People in this episode

Host: Tim Mackie

Topics covered

• Christianity
• Church
• Learning
• Discipleship
• Community
• New Ideas

Keywords

• Christian
• Church
• learning
• discipleship
• Acts 2
• community
• new ideas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Door of Hope Church

Books & works: Acts 2

Places: Portland, Ore.

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