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Ecclesiology: Church Polity | 09.13.23
Ecclesiology: Church Polity
Chris Hefner
Forms of Polity/Church Government
Hierarchical: Top-down structure, in the Roman Catholic church, government modeled after the Roman Empire
Presbyterian: Group of leaders make essentially all the church decisions. Elder rule
Congregational: Final decisions rest with the congregation
What does the Bible teach? It appears to me that churches should have a church government that is congregational led by a plurality of elders. Elder-led congregationalism
Four Things Polity Establishes (Jonathan Leeman):
Establishes who possesses authority over the…
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