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My name is Laura and these are the wonderings of a theologically trained ponderer (me), writing out-loud, while working to help form her small corner of the church.Read more about Laura and the blog:
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Author Archives: Laura
Rubric for the Theological Evaluation of an Ecclesiology
The rubric below was created on a matrix consisting of a protestant understanding of the four marks of the church in the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed and my own three-part ecclesiological perspective. This rubric is an evaluative tool that can be used … Continue reading
An Ecclesiological Perspective
Excerpted from AN ARTICULATION AND EVALUATION OF AN EMERGING CHURCH ECCLESIOLOGY By Laura K. Springer Th.M. Thesis, May 2008 Talbot School of Theology, Biola University Reader: Robert L. Saucy, Ph.D. The content of the faith. We know the story of … Continue reading
Revisiting My Mega Church “Feelings”
Apparently, my in-process feelings toward the mega-church idea has drawn a bit of attention. A blogger (Ken Gurley) on Chron.commons has mentioned my post (I’m the “downright hostile” one in the following quote): Not everyone is convinced of the worth … Continue reading
New Testament Leadership: task, position, or what?
Biblical Input 1) presbuteros (“elder”), episkopos (“bishop, overseer”) qualifications–1 Tim 3:1-7; 5:17-19; Tit 1:5-9 tasks (narrative)–Acts 20:17-38 2) diakonos (minister) qualifications–1 Tim 3:8-13 tasks (narrative)–Acts 6 3) APEPT as gifts to the ekklesia Eph 4:11-14 4) Olders and Youngers 1 … Continue reading
