Saturday, August 1, 2015

Congregational Leadership

I regularly receive news of the Evangelical Congregational Church in the UK. Their latest news magazine discusses leadership in Congregational Churches. On the one hand: "Leaders must provide leadership" and this is "Biblical and right". On the other hand: "The Church Meeting is the forum where the key and major decisions of the church must be made." OBSERVATION: They add some notes: Prepare the Church for Church Meetings (what to think and pray about). Promote full discussion in Church Meetings, this is "not time wasted". However prepare for such discussion, so as not to be mired in detail. And in some matters, the Church Meeting does not have "real options", such as matters of Church discipline. The Scriptures have already made it clear.

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