Study Questions for August 22, 2004

Acts 6:1-7 -Shared Leadership: Full of the Spirit and Wisdom

1.  Church growth is good, but it comes with growing pains. What kind of problems did the early church experience?
 
2. The Twelve perceived the tension between the Hellenistic Jews and the Hebraic Jews as a symptom of an underlying primary problem. What was that problem?
 
3. How did the Twelve go about solving the problem? What can we learn today from their method?
 
4. Should we practice this division of labor in the church today?
 
5. In terms of today’s church work what might be an equivalent to “waiting on tables”?
 
6. What was special about the qualifications of these designated leaders?
 
7. What is the difference between delegating a job and delegating a responsibility?
 
8. What was the key to rapid growth and why did “a large number of priests become obedient to the faith”?

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