believers joined with other disciples to worship in the temple each day. Just imagine the uproar their meetings must have caused in the already crowded temple courtyard! Yet their lives were so different that they were viewed favorably by others, and the church grew daily. Initially, the church met together in larger groups and at the temple or in synagogues for corporate worship. But small groups also had a place in the life of the church after Pentecost and an even more significant role in later