having too much, so it's integrated in a normal social sort of context. >> and while the new testament mentions the idea of a church, using the greek word ekklesia, early christians didn't worship in magnificent cathedrals. >> ekklesia simply means an assembly. early christians, early followers of jesus would have met in private homes. they might have met in public buildings. >> they began in a synagogue. they broke from a synagogue, and they met in houses. in corinth, where you have very wealthy gentile christian and jewish christian leaders, you would have a villa. and maybe a villa could host 75 or 100 people at one time. >> baptism took place at home