Water From A Deep Well | Belonging E02

About this episode

John Mark and Dr. Gerald Sittser discuss the early church's community dynamics in Roman cities.

What difference can being different make? In this conversation, John Mark and Dr. Gerald Sittser uncover how the early church functioned as a genuine, lived community against the backdrop of the dense and challenging environment of Roman cities, and explore why that counter-cultural life drew people in. This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Stephen from Torrance, California; Jordan from Galena, Ohio; Kathy from Corsicana, Texas; Matthew from Williamsburg, Michigan; and Larry from Bradenton, Florida. Thank you all so much! If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

People in this episode

Host: John Mark Comer

Guest: Dr. Gerald Sittser

Topics covered

• early church
• community
• Roman cities
• counter-cultural life
• belonging

Keywords

• early church
• community
• Roman cities
• belonging
• counter-cultural

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Circle, practicingtheway.org

Places: Torrance, California, Galena, Ohio, Corsicana, Texas, Williamsburg, Michigan, Bradenton, Florida

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