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Don't Fire Your Church Members: The Case for Congregationalism is unavailable, but you can change that!

Church membership is not just a status, it’s an office. Leaders shouldn’t fire members from the responsibilities given to them by Jesus—they should train them! When members are trained, the church grows in holiness and love, discipleship and mission. Complacency and nominalism are diminished. Jesus gives every church member an office in the church’s government: to assume final responsibility...

every member of the group is responsible. Which of these two groups will better promote the gospel and better protect the people of the gospel? The topic of church polity is about decision making, yes, but more than that it is about (1) the work of establishing and building up churches and (2) who possesses the responsibility and authority to establish and protect churches. Who exactly has Jesus authorized? Who holds this particular church-organizing office? It is tempting to answer such questions
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