Where did my church go? When we ask, "where did my So. Baptist church go?" We also have to ask historically, which one are we talking about? When we ask this question we typically have a specific time in mind and it’s usually skewed to a...
NOTE: The following is a copyrighted excerpt from the entry “Church Government” in the Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization(ed. George T. Kurian; Blackwell), authored by Andreas Köstenberger. At the heart of Congregationalism is the belief that local congregations are to govern their own affairs. This stands in contrast...
Here is a great study on Elders and Deacons led by John MacArthur The Call to Lead the Church--Elders, Part 1 Read the other 9 parts here at Grace To You Ministries INTRODUCTION The character and effectiveness of any church is directly related to the quality of its leadership....
Grudem's Systematic Theology A look at the strengths and weakness of all of them and what to do to An In-depth at church govt. and all their pros and cons for each. Follow along with the lecture here: Audio Link Chapter 47: Church Government (Pt. 1 of 3) Chapter 47:...
A couple good links on the growing Elder movement among SBC churches specifically relating to greater commitment to biblical innerancy and the sufficiency of Scripture in the last decade post "church-growth movement". www.billcraig.org http://www.bpnews.net/17638/elders-in-baptist-churches-conference-examines-the-idea https://www.9marks.org/article/what-members-are-asking-about-elders/ The below is an article by Frank Page regarding Page Patterson in SBC Life...
I’m convinced that plural-elder-led congregationalism is a healthier alternative to four polities that are very common among Free Church evangelicals. Now we are going to take months of seminars and small groups and Sunday teachings to go over this. Our deacons began reading up on...
Biblical Unity. What is it? Unity in spirit, says Bonhoeffer, is from God's sovereign establishment, from his book, Life Together. Thus He views her as a collective person. This collective person has been entrusted to the elders, prophets, priests and kings to help guide her in...