Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Ben Mandrell to discuss his new Bible Study, “Together: Community That Marked the Acts 2 Church”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why are you releasing this study and why now? 
• Is this apathy that is showing up post-COVID, or was it building before the pandemic happened?
• When we look at Acts 2, what do we find as instructive for the life of the church today?
• How does the Acts 2 model help us understand deep discipleship?
• Is individualism fueling apathy?
• Is there a greater risk in togetherness because it is messy?
• Why is it worth it?
• How is unity an obstacle to gathering together?
• What compromises our ability to engage in life together in Christ?
• How do you hope the Lord uses this resource?
• Why do you love the local church?

Guest Bio:

Ben Mandrell leads Lifeway Christian Resources as president and CEO. Prior to joining Lifeway, he pastored churches in Colorado and Tennessee. A native of Tampico, Illinois, Mandrell graduated from Anderson (Indiana) University in 1998. He also holds a Master of Divinity degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee.

He co-hosts, along with his wife, Lynley, The Glass House podcast— conversations that point the way forward to healthy emotions and relationships for ministry leaders and their families. Ben and Lynley have been married since 2001. They have four children: Ava, Max, Miles and Jack.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Acts 2, Ecclesiastes 7:10, Romans 16
• “Together” by Ben Mandrell

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