It is always said when people join your church and then, after some time, simply drift away. I wish the parable of the sower weren’t
polity
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
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
On membership processes
As I write this, I am just about to head out to do some baptismal and membership classes with a bunch of lads. It is