Underlying assumptions about unity and partnership in church planting

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,

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

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