The History of Missions (5): A.D. 100–500

By the end of the Apostolic age (100 A.D.) the Church had pretty much been established in all parts of the Roman empire and the Mediterranean world. It is indeed true that "the small mustard seed of the upper room at Pentecost had grown into a mighty tree. And that by the power of Christ Who gathers His church by His Word and Spirit." (cf. Rev. C. Hanko's article in the previous issue). In this article we shall attempt to trace the history of the growth and spread of the church in the four...