There seems to be something of a superficially appealing view of unity that does the rounds when it comes to church planting. Why, for example,
Leadership
Member responsibilities and elders appointed to lead
In the congregational church polity that I believe to biblical, we necessarily think the church as a whole has a say in certain matters. It
That is a diaconal matter
That would be a diaconal matter. So goes my sometime catchphrase these days. So often I am asked what the elders think, or what we’re
If we believe in parity there can be no first amongst equals
I’ve been doing a lot of reading around eldership and independency lately for a book I am writing. One of the things I have been
What’s the difference between a pastor and elders?
I was chatting with someone yesterday and explaining how co-equal, plural eldership works in our context. One of the questions was, how is the pastor
The temptation for a quiet life
Every now and then, every pastor will feel the temptation to just let people do whatever they want. To teach what they know people want