1. The leadership roles as taken from the Didache seem to be the roles of prophets, bishops, deacons, and priests. Those in the roles of either a bishop or a deacon are considered in a place of honor amongst humans. While prophets do play a large role in the church at the time, becoming a recognized prophet was tough work because so many false prophets had surfaced. This dilemma was a major issue facing the church at this time. In an attempt to quiet the talk of false prophets and simply to control the number of false prophesies, the church publicized a list of things to check for in a man claiming to be a prophet. Some of these guidelines for dealing with prophets and false prophets are simply courtesy like acting kindly with them. However, lines are drawn for detecting a false prophet, too, such as if they ask for things for themselves other than the necessities or if they attempt to stay at one’s house for longer then three days.
In reality these strategies were likely only marginally effective because anyone claiming to be a prophet could read the Didache and avoid the telltale characteristics of false prophet. While this change would lead such false prophets to not make a reliable income of money or goods, it would not deter all of them into a different occupation. To promote more honest and overall disciplined church members, it is likely that the Church would need to recall to the members the laws of God and remind the members exactly what they claim to believe in so as to ensure they act as God willed them to.
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I find it interesting that even today Christians have to discern between false prophets and true prophets. As a Catholic I leave the discernment to the Church.
Interesting analysis of the Didache. I find it interesting that the early leaders of the church are similar to leaders we still have today. I think one of the things the church had to do was become more organized as the church grew. Today there are fairly complex systems of hierarchal organization in major churches.
Evidence from the Didache suggests that the Church was not a very well-organized entity in the late first century, and that there was lots of diversity in forms of leadership from place to place and lots of charismatic activity, as exemplified by all these wandering prophets. I think you’re right that it would be difficult to run churches like this today–it would just get too chaotic and hard to maintain order and, as you note, a lot of mixed motives could come into play. This was probably one of the reasons why a more organized system of leadership developed as Christianity spread geographically and attracted increasing numbers of followers.
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