Not exact matches
This could be one of the reasons for why pastors have
deep personal friendships — the spirituality of Protestant
ecclesiology largely sees personal / dyadic friendships as preferrential — and for years upon years, spirituality focused on sermons, quiet times, Bible studies, etc. in the church.
But they characterize a subversive
ecclesiology in
deep conflict with our conventions.
On these and many other issues related to authority and
ecclesiology, the way forward is not to smudge over
deep differences that remain between the two traditions but rather to acknowledge them openly and to continue to struggle over them together in prayer and in fresh engagement with the Scriptures.