Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity preached and prayed about illness, pain, and health care and shaped practices of baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and funerals in response to illness and injury, including during pandemics—all so that we can learn from their pastoral, theological, and practical instincts as we seek to be faithful witnesses to Christ in our own globally diverse contexts. ​
Recent Media Resources
Sunday Formation for the Monday Priesthood
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Public 91ÁÔÆæ, Wealth, and Poverty in Early Christianity 
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
A Snapshot of Illness, Pain, and Healing in Early Christianity
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
Sunday Formation for the Monday Priesthood
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Public 91ÁÔÆæ, Wealth, and Poverty in Early Christianity 
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
A Snapshot of Illness, Pain, and Healing in Early Christianity
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
Contextual Stories from Hispanic 91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Pastors of three Hispanic churches will share what they learned from experiences implementing congregational projects related to the development of new understandings and practices of worship and preaching.