Browsing by Subject "Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600"
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Patterns of Shared Leadership in the Apostolic Fathers
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)While the cumulative history of the early church paints a trajectory towards a strict form of vertical, hierarchical leadership, at least five patterns of shared leadership emerge throughout the Apostolic Fathers that make ... -
Shaping Church Culture: Table Fellowship, Teaching, and the Spirit in Luke-Acts
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2021-09-13)This dissertation examines Luke-Acts to explore how and to what effect Jesus and early church leaders intentionally shaped the culture of their followers. In Luke, table fellowship was a primary means Jesus used to shape ...