What is Church Council?
A Council, Church Council or Synod is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application.
The word synod means "assembly" or "meeting", and it is synonymous with the Latin word concilium meaning "council". Originally, synods were meetings of bishops, and the word is still used in that sense in Catholicism, Oriental Orthodoxy and Eastern Orthodoxy. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not.
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1.Why did early Christians have church synods and councils?
Priests and bishops would often come together and vote on Christian theological matters due to the disunity, differences and conflict within the Christian denominations.
2.How did James, leader of the Jerusalem Church, view Apostle Paul?
Paul's new doctrine met with disapproval from the Jewish-Christians of the Jerusalem Church, who regarded the substitution of Jesus' atoning death for the observance of the Torah as a lapse into paganism.
Paul was duly summoned to Jerusalem by the leaders James, Peter and John to explain his doctrine in 50 AD.
3.What are the origins of Christian church music?
Saint Ambrose (334-397), a keen advocate of church music is credited with introducing it into christian worship.