Mary Grace Serreno Class Participation Assignment - October 21, 2009

In the first century of the church I found it interesting how the role of the Bishop began to morph as the Church was morphing. The Bishop-Elder-Deacon in the Jewish culture was considered a Mentor in the faith, but began to get more complex with the Greek structural view. Moreover, the role of the Bishop was more of a “guardian of the faith” the Professor explained and later became more involved with the hierarchy of the church with added responsibility. The church began to reflect more and more the culture surrounding it and adapted to those societies i.e. The Church in Rome was more contemporary with women holding positions as Leaders of the household, society and in ministry where on the other hand in Corinth they were kept uneducated and told not to speak in the church.