Tag Archives: authority

Managing Conflict For Church Boards & Committees

Posted on March 13, 2010 by me

From my Conflict blog: We all agree that bad conflict is destructive.  An apparent lack of conflict is also destructive, because there really is no lack of conflict. It’s either open and obvious, or it’s hidden; and hidden conflict is, … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Twain 6: Tradition revisited

Posted on January 13, 2010 by me

One of the primary differences between Eastern and Western Christianity concerns the nature of authority in the church.  I’ve already explored this issue here, so I won’t repeat myself.  However, I will mention a few points that I may have … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up Tradition and Sola Scriptura

Posted on November 9, 2009 by me

Well, actually, I’m just wrapping up my short series of posts looking at the issues.  To revisit them, here’s the list: Rethinking Tradition and Sola Scriptura (in which I introduced sola scriptura) Rethinking Tradition and Sola Scriptura 2 (in which … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Tradition and Sola Scriptura 3

Posted on November 5, 2009 by me

If you haven’t read Part One or Part 2 of this series, feel free to do that before continuing on.  These posts are the equivalent of my thinking out loud about the concepts of sola scriptura (the sole authority of … Continue reading →

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