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Church Organization
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The nature of the Church
Types of ministry in the NT
Three ranks of ministry
The status of the bishop of
Rome
5. Cyprian on the lapsed,
sacraments & church unity
Characteristics of the Church
One
Holy
Catholic
Apostolic
Types of ministry in the NT
Apostles
Prophets
Teachers
Other gifts mentioned: evangelists, pastors
(Eph. 4:11); healers, miracle-workers,
helpers, administrators, speakers in
tongues (1 Cor 12:28).
Ranks of Ministry
1. Bishops
2. Presbyters
(pastors/ priests)
3. Deacons
Five Patriarchates
Jerusalem
Antioch
Rome
Alexandria
Constantinople
Cyprian of Carthage (200-258)
• Prominent lawyer & teacher of
rhetoric
• Converted to Christianity ca. 246
• Became a bishop in 248
• Issue of the lapsed:
– Novatian: no reconciliation with the
Church
– Cornelius/ Cyprian: reconciliation after
a suitable period of probation
Map 2nd c.