Relationships between leaders, the flow of authority, and shared responsibility are areas of struggle and conflict, in the 21st century Church as well as in the first century. The epistle of Third John sheds light on the interactions between several first-century leaders, revealing their personal characteristics and relationships. Gaius, the recipient of the letter, earned a reputation for caring for traveling Christian teachers. His concern for the gospel and missionaries is evident in his lifestyle of welcoming and providing for them. They, in turn, affirm his work and communicate his acts of generosity to the Church and to John. These connections between believers in separate communities indicate that traveling for the sake of Christ was a solid part of first-century ecclesiastical architecture. The natural result of Gaius' faithful life is that he is loved and prayed for by John, and has the opportunity to host and share in the ministry of a variety of missionaries. Demetrius was probably the one who brought the letter, although this is only inference, not incantation...