Should We Model Our Churches After the Early Church?

May 1

In this episode of The Enduring Church Podcast, we take an honest look at the early church—its simplicity, its power, its mess—and ask the big question: Should we model our churches after it today? We explore what the early church got right, what challenges it faced, and how much of its structure and rhythm still applies in a modern, complex world. Is Acts 2 a blueprint or just a snapshot? And are we idealizing something that was never meant to be duplicated? This episode will challenge assumptions and invite pastors to reflect deeply on how we shape our churches today.

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