Communication
The Congregational Meeting
And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question . . . The apostles and elders were gathered together to consider this matter . . . And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related…
Leading to Peace
We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. I Thessalonians 5:12-1 ESV In one of Paul’s earliest letters, he addresses the Thessalonian church about their life together. It appears from the sources that he had spent a…