Comparing modern - day Christendom with first - century Christianity, he said: “Churches today grow usually by biological growth (when the children within a local church family make a personal profession of faith) or by transfer growth (when a newcomer transfers his or her membership from another local church).
लेकिन प्रेरितों के काम की किताब दिखाती है कि पहली सदी में बढ़ोतरी इन तरीकों से नहीं हुई थी क्योंकि कलीसिया ने अपना काम बस शुरू ही किया था ।