Church Government 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesEarly Church - Church Government defined and NT DevelopmentA2/A-levelCCEA Created by: alextoomathregent67102Created on: 15-05-19 18:48 Define "Church government" Concerned with how the church is organised in terms of leadership and ministry. 1 of 17 What are the different developments of church government? 1. The New Testament, 2. The Apostolic Fathers 3. Irenaeus 4. Tertullian 5. Cyprian 2 of 17 Under the New Testament, how did Church Government develop? Developed gradually as the church adopted and adapted existing Jewish models 3 of 17 Who did Jesus appoint and how many? 12 Apostles 4 of 17 Who were the Apostles to be? Authoritative representatives 5 of 17 Who is presented as the leading Apostle? Peter 6 of 17 Who do Peter and the Apostles oversee? The Jerusalem Church 7 of 17 How many men were chosen to distribute food to the widows? Seven 8 of 17 What did their ministry form the basis of? The later Office of Deacon 9 of 17 What did the Jerusalem Church have and who took a leading role? The church had Elders and James took a leading role 10 of 17 What did Paul and Barnabas do after their First Missionary Journey? They appointed Elders in each church who were also called "Bishops" who were to shepherd their flock 11 of 17 What does the Council of Jerusalem provide? The earliest example of churches in conference to resolve a theological dispute 12 of 17 Who was later emphasis placed on and what did he have to do? Paul, who had to defend his apostolic status as he was not an apostle. 13 of 17 What ministries are there in the Pauline letters? A charismatic ministry and an official ministry 14 of 17 Describe a charismatic ministry Church members exercising various gifts of the spirit 15 of 17 Describe an official ministry Involves church leadership, there being two types - Elders/Bishops and Deacons 16 of 17 What were these ministers to have? (Bishops and Deacons) High moral character and the Bishops were specifically required to be able to teach 17 of 17
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