or early summer of A.D. 55.3 When a riot broke out, he moved on to Macedonia. After some time sailing around, Paul landed at Miletus, and we read in Acts 20 that he called the elders of the church at Ephesus to himself. In other words, Paul was able to plant the Ephesian church and raise up elders in those first three years. How theologically sophisticated or professionally accomplished could these men have been? The ascended Christ kindly promises to provide leaders for his church (Eph. 4:7–12).