Do We Need Apostolic Succession? NT Wright Responds

In this clip from Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright responds to a question about apostolic succession and what it really means for the church today.
Are structures like bishops, priests, and deacons essential to maintaining continuity with the apostles—or is true continuity found elsewhere? Tom explores how church leadership developed in the New Testament and why later traditions don’t map as neatly onto the earliest Christian communities as we might assume.
He also reflects on the dangers of both rigid institutionalism and complete independence, arguing for a vision of the church that is both visibly united and spiritually faithful across time.
What really connects today’s church to the apostles: leadership structures, shared tradition, or the gospel itself?

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