Polycarp to care for all members of the church

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Polycarp to care for all members of the church refers to the pastoral responsibility urged upon Bishop Polycarp of Smyrna to provide attentive, inclusive spiritual and practical care for every member of his Christian community.

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Polycarp to care for all members of the church canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ethical teaching
duty of a bishop
pastoral exhortation
pastoral responsibility
emphasizes care for every believer without distinction
groundedIn New Testament pastoral ideals
early Christian episcopal practice
hasAgent Polycarp of Smyrna NERFINISHED
hasAspect attention to deacons
attention to elders
attention to orphans
attention to presbyters
attention to the poor
attention to widows
attention to young people
church discipline
doctrinal instruction
encouragement in persecution
example of holy living
inclusive care
intercessory prayer
moral guidance
pastoral oversight
practical care
protection from false teaching
spiritual care
support for the weak
hasCommunity Christian community
church at Smyrna NERFINISHED
hasGoal edification of the community
perseverance in faith
protection of orthodoxy
unity of the church
hasMoralQuality charity
diligence
faithfulness
humility
impartiality
hasRoleOfAgent bishop
hasScope all members of the church
influences later Christian pastoral theology
locatedIn Roman Asia Minor NERFINISHED
Smyrna NERFINISHED
relatedTo Letter to the Philippians by Polycarp NERFINISHED
martyrdom tradition of Polycarp
timePeriod 2nd century
tradition patristic Christianity

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Letter to Polycarp exhorts Polycarp to care for all members of the church