When I learned about the practices of the early church, I realized that throughout my life I’ve been trying in different ways to create community—yet none of them ever fulfilled what I was truly longing for. I think what I had been searching for all along was a home church and the spiritual growth, Holy Spirit power, and vulnerability that come from building that kind of community. While I grieve that I’m only now waking up to this in my 40s, I left the teaching feeling deeply hopeful about what the future can look like.