Beverly Roberts Gaventa’s words, “Luke portrays the church’s relentless witness through its preaching and teaching, but the church’s witness also takes the form of mutual responsibility in a community of believers.”7 This comes as no surprise in light of Jesus’s words, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (Jn 13:35 ESV), as well as Jesus’s prayer, “[I pray] also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just