Church Government

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Define "Church government"
Concerned with how the church is organised in terms of leadership and ministry.
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What are the different developments of church government?
1. The New Testament, 2. The Apostolic Fathers 3. Irenaeus 4. Tertullian 5. Cyprian
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Under the New Testament, how did Church Government develop?
Developed gradually as the church adopted and adapted existing Jewish models
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Who did Jesus appoint and how many?
12 Apostles
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Who were the Apostles to be?
Authoritative representatives
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Who is presented as the leading Apostle?
Peter
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Who do Peter and the Apostles oversee?
The Jerusalem Church
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How many men were chosen to distribute food to the widows?
Seven
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What did their ministry form the basis of?
The later Office of Deacon
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What did the Jerusalem Church have and who took a leading role?
The church had Elders and James took a leading role
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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
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What does the Council of Jerusalem provide?
The earliest example of churches in conference to resolve a theological dispute
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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.
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What ministries are there in the Pauline letters?
A charismatic ministry and an official ministry
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Describe a charismatic ministry
Church members exercising various gifts of the spirit
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Describe an official ministry
Involves church leadership, there being two types - Elders/Bishops and Deacons
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What were these ministers to have? (Bishops and Deacons)
High moral character and the Bishops were specifically required to be able to teach
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