Here’s the audio: As we look at church leadership structures and roles, it becomes more and more clear to me that so often tradition carries more weight than the clear teaching of Scripture. How right the 19th century Swiss Reformation Historian d’Aubigne was when he is reputed to have said something along the lines of,…
On Monday I posted the first in what could be a sizable series of articles about church leadership structures and roles called Leading God’s People By The Book. I am now also producing this as a weekly audio podcast which is and will be available here as well as being posted with the written article.…
I am continuing to immerse myself in the whole subject of church leadership and the great ignorance that exists in so many churches about the respective role of elders and deacons. As I was preparing for the coming Lord’s Day and a sermon on 1 Timothy 3:8-13, I thought of the example of two deacons…
Several years ago I was asked by a dear friend who was then an Elder in his local church to give some advice on looking for a new Pastor. I had a delightful meal with him and his wife and asked him what sort of man they were looking for. This church was – and…