The basic social and religious structure of ancient life was built around the household, which was much more expansive than today’s family unit. In New Testament times, both Jewish and Gentile households included not only immediate family members but also a broad range of relatives, extended family groups, and kinship affiliations. Paul called the early Christian church community the “household of faith”
This is true of all ministers who are effective. In fact, the word minister means servant. This is what Jesus said about himself: “For...
Genesis 2:24: Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh....
“Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it may yield...
