About this episode
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the commissioning of Peter and its implications for the Church's leadership.
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss why we know Jesus commissioned Peter to head His Church and the ways in which this commissioning would be passed on to Peter’s successors.
People in this episode
Host: Fr. Spitzer
Guest: Doug
Topics covered
- Church authority
- Apostolic succession
- Commissioning of Peter
- Role of the Church
- Christian leadership
Keywords
- Church
- Peter
- commissioning
- successors
- Jesus
- authority
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: His Church
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