WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The church building was the center of community activity. Religious services were held several times a day. Town meetings, plays, and concerts were also held in churches. Merchants had shops around the square in front of the church.

Detailed explanation-2: -nave, central and principal part of a Christian church, extending from the entrance (the narthex) to the transepts (transverse aisle crossing the nave in front of the sanctuary in a cruciform church) or, in the absence of transepts, to the chancel (area around the altar).

Detailed explanation-3: -The nave is the main part of the church where the congregation (the people who come to worship) sit. The aisles are the sides of the church which may run along the side of the nave. The transept, if there is one, is an area which crosses the nave near the top of the church.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cultivate and support small groups. Small groups are critical to building community. A small group does not have to meet in a home. Sunday School classes and even ministry teams can function as small groups. The key is to build a time of prayer, a devotion and fellowship into each meeting.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jerusalem was the first center of the Christian Church according to the Book of Acts. The apostles lived and taught there for some time after Pentecost.