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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. 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. Kevin Giles. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 198-210).

Author

Giles, Kevin.

Publisher

Harpercollins

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780859247290

Subjects

Christian, Religion, History