by bob | May 24, 2023 | Ministry & Mission
I have been writing a series of posts on Christendom and have shared both some of the positives as well as some of the negatives. Today we’ll start getting into some specifics. One of Christendom’s most enduring legacies is creating a professional... 
by bob | May 18, 2023 | Bible
I was preparing to write a post discussing the clergy and laity dichotomy resulting from Christendom and recognised an important point I wanted to make. Becoming the Early Church is Not the Goal While I have and will continue to critique Christendom, that does not... 
by bob | May 4, 2023 | Faith & Jesus
In the previous post, I provided a brief overview of Christendom. I mentioned that while a definitive definition of the term is complex, Christendom is generally used to describe the relationship between the church and the Roman Empire (and subsequently the... 
by bob | May 2, 2023 | Culture
I often write about leadership, power, and church structures. Some of the issues and ideas I’ve presented may seem at odds with how the church has always done things. And some of the questions I receive from readers back that up. There is an old story where one... 
by bob | Sep 23, 2022 | Leadership
As you may have read, I completed a dissertation this summer. The topic was something I have been thinking about for a while. In the paper, I summarised the problem I was addressing with the word Hierarchy. However, I wanted to address issues of authority, abuse... 
by bob | Aug 13, 2021 | Ministry & Mission
Today is the eighth and final post in the series I’ve been writing on sermons. (You can find the series here) For the past 1700 years or so (since Constantine), the church has operated under what is commonly called Christendom. Some characteristics of this...