Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos)

Klaos Index

Oct 6, 2005

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in Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Vocation

Clergy, Laity, Calling: Diehl, Barth, Gillespie Trinitarian Call Klaos – The "Clergy People of God" and the Myth of Laity Munus Triplex The "One" Expectation Calling, Equipping, and Ministry Power, Authority, and Leadership in the Body of Christ Leaving Babel to Fill the Earth Klaos Posts and Resources

Klaos Posts and Resources

Oct 6, 2005

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mwkruse

in Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Vocation

I realize that some may be coming into the middle of this ongoing series of posts I have been doing on clergy and laity. Some have varying degrees of knowledge of how blogs work as well. I am building toward some things with these posts, and if you want to catch up on where we…

Leaving Babel to Fill the Earth

Oct 6, 2005

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mwkruse

in Series: Mission – What is our Business?, Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Vocation

Many people have described the Christian walk as a journey. One of the more widely read magazines in Evangelical circles is Sojourners. I can't count the number of times I have heard or seen "sojourn" or "journey" in the title of songs and poems written by Christians, in church and organizational names, and a host…

Power, Authority, and Leadership in the Body of Christ

Oct 5, 2005

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mwkruse

in Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Sociology, Vocation

I have been haranguing on the clergy/laity dichotomy in my recent posts. So let me anticipate the next question. Am I proposing some radical egalitarian existence without church structures or hierarchy? Certainly not. I do think we need to rethink how we think about structures and hierarchy. I wrote about Ephesians 4 yesterday, where Paul…

Calling, Equipping, and Ministry

Oct 4, 2005

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mwkruse

in Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Vocation

Ephesians 4:7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ's gift. The first six verses of Ephesians 4, tell of our oneness in Christ. Paul begins this following sentence with "but." While we are united in Christ, we are not uniform. Grace has been given to each of us uniquely…

The “One” Expectation

Oct 1, 2005

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mwkruse

in Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Theology, Vocation

Ephesians 4:1-6 1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of…

Munus Triplex

Sep 30, 2005

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mwkruse

in Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Vocation

In the last two posts, I have made the case that each person is called to ministry and that the clergy/laity distinction is false. Does this mean that we are to be a totally egalitarian community? Are there roles of authority, and how do they function in the life of the church? I want to…

Klaos – The “Clergy People of God” and the Myth of Laity

Sep 29, 2005

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Theology, Vocation

Where did we get the clergy/laity dichotomy? The word "clergy" comes from the Greek word kleros, which means "lot" or "inheritance." When used figuratively, as in, "we are God's inheritance" or "we share in the inheritance of Christ," it refers without exception to the whole people of God. It never refers to a specially called…

Trinitarian Call

Sep 28, 2005

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Ecclesia, Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Theology, Vocation

Two weeks ago, I said I wanted to enter a discussion about calling and vocations in our current environment. This is my first installment. R. Paul Stevens, in his book The Other Six Days, makes a case for a Trinitarian view of call. I haven’t seen this perspective presented elsewhere, but it is core to…

Clergy, Laity, Calling: Diehl, Barth, Gillespie

Sep 16, 2005

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Theology, Vocation

“…In the almost thirty of my professional career, my church has never once suggested that there be any type of accounting of my on-the-job ministry to others. My church has never once offered to improve those skills which could make me a better minister, nor has it ever asked if I needed any kind of…

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