Patterns of ministry among the first Christians
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0859247295
ISBN 13
9780859247290
Category
Exegesis ( 聖經研究 )
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Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Pages
247
Subject
BS2655
Abstract
Discusses how the earliest Christian churches were organized and the ways in which leadership evolved through the first two centuries. The roles of apostle, prophet, bishop, presbyter and deacon are all investigated regarding origins and development.
Description
1. The modern debate about leadership in the early churches -- 2. House-church leadership and the rise of the monarchical bishop -- 3. Were all Christians deacons? Ministers and ministering in the early church -- 4. Communal leadership and the first Christian leaders -- 5. Teachers and teaching in the church -- 6. Prophets and prophesying in the Bible and in the church today -- 7. Apostles and apostleship before and after Paul -- 8. From commissioning for ministry to ordaining for life.
Number of Copies
1
