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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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Category Archives: in the world
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
The Office of Pastor and Other NT Myths–beginning questions
Despite, or maybe due to, the class I took last fall, many questions remain. I have opinions on each of these questions and I even have biblical answers for some. Others remain uninvestigated or overly tinged by presupposition. So, poked … Continue reading
How should evangelicals “do” theology?
How should evangelicals “do” theology? » Theological Method » Theology » Christus Victor Ministries » Greg Boyd: “I thus hold that Christian theology needs a foundation by which its truth claims can be anchored and assessed. Unlike the traditional evangelical … Continue reading
One Reason Theology Matters
The Ongoing Adventures of ASBO Jesus posts pointy graphics on a regular (as in more than daily) basis. This one caught my ecclesiologically tuned eye.
Having Missions vs Doing Missions
The first work pillaged for the rubric is The Church by Edmund P. Clowney. In the midst of Clowney’s discussion of apostolicity and holiness as marks of the church, he makes the point that the church has the apostolic mission; … Continue reading
