Can a church do it all? The church in Jerusalem experienced explosive growth, going from 120 to thousands in weeks and months. That kind of growth was not without its growing pains. They began with the twelve Apostles in leadership and they were administering everything. The church was threatened by the inability of the Apostles…
What happens when leaders fail? Judas Iscariot was one of the original twelve apostles. Judas was chosen by Jesus, trained with the other eleven, and worked with them daily for two years. Judas betrayed Jesus and later committed suicide. How did the young church handle such a defection and scandalous failure of a leader? Acts…