With one or more people read through Acts 2:36-47.

As a group, list the actions of the early church we find in this passage:

• Repentance
• Baptism
• Prayer
• Multiplication
• Care/love
• Worship
• Communion
• Generosity
• Devotion to the Word
• Raising up of leaders

Draw a circle, which represents a church, and then add in all the elements.

This circle highlights the essential elements of a healthy church. Use this to teach
new believers how to run a church, and as a diagnostic tool to assess the health of your church.

There may be other essential elements you want to add to your circle. The list above and the order mirror the Commands of Christ discipleship tool.