The Bible outlines what roles for qualified Christian men? But how were the local congregations to function day by day?
يَذْكُرُ ٱلْكِتَابُ ٱلْمُقَدَّسُ :‏ ‏ « كَانَتِ ٱلْجَمَاعَاتُ تَتَشَدَّدُ فِي ٱلْإِيمَانِ وَتَزْدَادُ فِي ٱلْعَدَدِ يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا » .‏ —‏ اعمال ١٦ :‏ ٥‏ .‏