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

Complementarianism does not demand total agreement & still lets you read what you want

The stuff of a particularly wild, very un-British, form of American complementarianism (that isn’t where all American complementarians are at by any stretch) continues to

Does character matter when it comes to voting for political candidates?

Yesterday, I read an interesting reflection from Themelios on whether believers can vote for “debauched pagans”. You can read the article here. The abstract says

How regularly do we expect Luthers to pop up in church history? Apparently, a lot!

A lot has been said of pastors abusing their congregations. There are certainly wolves out there who seem to view the sheep as their personal

You can’t call your leaders to be accountable and side-step it yourself

Yesterday, I read a blog post suggesting that the missing ingredient in a lot of church leadership is accountability. You can read that article here.

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