Ekklesia

Ekklesia, used 114 times in the New Testament, is the word the first followers of Jesus used when they wrote about "church."

What did ekklesia mean in the first century? What were these writers communicating about "church" when they chose this word to describe gatherings of Jesus followers?

Listen this week as we look at this ancient Greek word and discover what it has to say about church and the specific purpose of its existence.