I haven't ever heard much about what the church was like after the "Early Church" and before Constantine. During this time period 10% of the population were Christians which it is interesting to hear what a powerful force they were as the continued to multiply over the decades and centuries. It wasn't until halfway through this period that Christians finally began to use buildings to meet in for "church." Before that it was still in peoples' homes. The actual services during this time were still a mix between free/informal and formal with the role of some of the leadership beginning to take place. We will see even more of this shift in the next period I believe to where the formalities will emerge within the Church.
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