Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world became an increasingly complicated endeavor as the Christian mission expanded beyond Judea.
While the new Christian community in Antioch was growing and attracting large numbers of Gentiles, rumors began to spread that they were pushing the limits of sound Jesus teaching and of the Jewish tradition. For some time, the leadership at the center of the movement in Jerusalem had accepted the move from an exclusively Jewish interpretation of Jesus’ sending to a broader understanding that included all people. (Acts 11)…