The Law Of Explosive Growth

People in towns and military settlements were one of the first people the religion was diffused to by Paul and other missionaries

Saul’s (Saint Paul’s) upbringing in some ways were similar to ours. He was born into a relatively wealthy family with a mother, farther and a sister. He was well educated, learning the language of Greek and a trade which in their time was the custom for Jewish males. He followed the same religion and way of life as his parents and focused as at the age of 14 he went to the school of Gamaliel to study the Torah and become a Rabbi. On the other hand living in the time Saul was born which was around 10AD was very different to our lifestyle. He was born in Cilia a part of the Asia Minor which was a Greek speaking town. Unlike we do these days Saul was born into the tribe of Benjamin as a Jew of the Roman Empire. In this time there were many extreme believers of religion, Saul was a Pharisee and a fanatical defender of Jerusalem. This meant arresting Gentiles and executing them for not following the

After the stoning of Stephen, the church of Jerusalem was heavily persecuted and many believers scattered all throughout Judea and Samaria and they “preached the word everywhere they went.” Many of the believers planted churches where ever they went. Paul was a key role in the spread of Christianity. Paul would stay in a large cities, spreading the word until it reached the smaller parts of the region. He also built churches all throughout the region, and stayed with them until they were able to be on their own.

Paul experienced a transformation which altered his self-understanding and the way he employed his many gifts. Paul’s mission was to preach and teach the gospel of Jesus the Christ to the Gentile nations. (Acts

The leadership of the churches in Paul’s writings and in the section of the Book of Acts dealing with Paul consists of various categories involving the questions of age, gender, and maturity, as well as diversity of function. The fullest list of leadership categories in the Pauline corpus is given in Ephesians 4:11, where he lists apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers.

I think Paul exemplifies a Situational Leader. He tailors his message to his audience (Northouse, 2016, 7th ed.), addressing Christians and non-believers. Paul uses the directing style when addressing Christians, and he models prayer (King James Version: Book of Colossians, 1). He uses the coaching style when approaching the born-again Christians, encouraging them to actively seek forgiveness (Book of Col., 1). Paul’s toil in the establishment of the early Christian Church exemplifies his supporting style (Book of Col, 1). Finally, Paul demonstrates delegating style when he offers is Final Instructions (Book of Col., 4) to his followers.

In Thessalonica, Paul and his companions worked primarily with Gentiles to convince them that there was only one God, the God of Israel, who was worthy of devotion and worship and that Jesus was his Son. The majority of Paul’s converts seemed to be from the lower classes. If we assume that some members of the community came from the upper classes, we can better understand some of the

Paul writes in Acts 22:6 that he experienced a vision, ‘I fell to the ground and heard a voice say, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me... I am Jesus of Nazareth.”’ Paul was blinded but continued on to Damascus where he became certain that his vision of Jesus symbolised his calling to spread the Gospel. When he arrived his sight was restored by a disciple named Ananias and Paul was baptised as he became a Christian, a follower of Jesus. This conversion to Christianity enabled Paul to believe that he had been given a mission to go preach the word of God. Paul embarked on journeys to towns where he would seek employment and gradually get to know people. Paul wanted to influence these people by speaking of his experiences he had with God and what they had taught him about Christianity and the teachings of Jesus. In these towns, Paul also established local churches and invited elders to run them whilst he was out of town spreading the word of God, ‘Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust’ (Acts 14:23).

The discipleship process is not instantaneous, nor is it automatic. For example, Paul’s relationship with John Mark started very poorly, as Mark abandoned the missionary effort in Pamphylia (Acts 15:38 -39). Yet Paul regarded him as valuable to his service toward the end of his ministry (2 Tim. 4:11). Paul’s goal in discipling Timothy included empowering Timothy, and deploying him (Chua, & Lessing, 2013). True worship involves an encounter with God, and as such, transforms the worshiper (Noland, 2009). Paul was intentional in bringing Timothy into God’s presence by reminding him of the faith of his mother and grandmother, and the gifts God had given him for ministry (2 Tim. 1:3-6). Paul prepared Timothy by developing a very close relationship with him, employing a process of instruction, inspiration, and encouragement, and providing a mindset of God’s overall plan, rather than focussing on immediate circumstances (Chua, & Lessing,

He convinced these groups, such as the Pagans, that they were worshiping fake Gods and showed them his belief system and many, if not all, were convinced to convert and understood and believed Pauls belief system. His letters were the first and earliest books in the New Testament. He was the apostle to the Gentiles and he set out to show them of what he believed to be the true God and to show them the right path. Paul spent a lot of time there establishing himself, so that is why so many people worshiped his teachings. He started out by teaching synagogue, but when it became a conflict between him and the Jewish leaders, he began to teach outside of the synagogue and to gentiles. He supported himself because he was able to do things like tent work while in Corinth, which was something he had done before he converted. Paul's version of Christianity was institutionalized and became traditional in the New Testament as the Roman Catholic Church. This was the only adaptation of Christianity for centuries

Saul, who would later be named Paul after his conversion, was likely born between the years of 5 BC and 5 AD. In his early life, his family lived in the city of Tarsus, which was known as one of the most influential cities within the apostolic era. The book of Acts tells us that Saul was a Roman citizen and of Jewish background who took his faith very seriously. According to scripture, Saul’s family was very ingrained in Pharisaic traditions and culture

Paul’s missionary modus operandi claimed the people as just as important as messages they deliver. Paul had small group of companions assisting him in the ministry both male and females. Paul applied his business skills (handcraftmanship) with Pricilla and Aquila to cover financial matters and turned workshop into the place of spreading gospels. The believers’ homes and open area were often ideal place for Paul to spread gospel even more by creating a community.

of gentile believers. Paul’s converts were of mix culture, a few of them were from honorable

St Paul the apostle was born in a place called Tarsus in C. AD 5. Pauls real name was Saul and was raised as a jew and lived in Jerusalem. Paul had a very wealthy and rich family. He had one sister as well as his parents. Paul was also well educated, we know this because of the way he wrote greek and because he could get better education since they were wealthy. At that time it was compulsory for male jews to be doing something in the trade business, so he became a tent maker, this was very helpful for him as it helped him on his journeys by making them for other and then making money from it.

Paul made a very big impact on his society. "He was active as a missionary in the 40s and 50s