Part 1 in this eight-part series on The Church begins with the understanding that the early church met in homes, as indicated throughout the New Testament (e.g. Acts 2:46; Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Philemon 2), and responds to these five existential questions: 1) Who are we? 2) Why are we here? 3) What do we believe? 4) Where are we going? 5) How do we get there?