About this episode

Stephen Russell discusses the history of the Church and its implications for the contemporary church in the final talk of the Sacred Roots series.

May 23, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed Stephen Russell for this wrap-up talk on our Sacred Roots series. In the Sacred Roots series, we have surveyed the history and development of the Church of Jesus Christ from its founding through to the end of the Reformation. We will look at what happened during this 1600 years, both the good and the bad, and consider how this history may effectively give direction to the contemporary church. An interactive question-and-answer period follows. https://strengthtostrength.org/god-is-faithful-and-the-gates-of-hell-will-not-prevail-against-the-church/

People in this episode

Host: Strength to Strength

Guest: Stephen Russell

Topics covered

• Church history
• Reformation
• Christianity
• Faith
• Contemporary church

Keywords

• Church history
• Reformation
• Christianity
• faithfulness
• contemporary church

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church of Jesus Christ

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