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Another problem with two churches “merging” is that it may not even be biblically possible. A local body of believers *is* a discrete unit of the visible church and is intended to function as a single assembly.[1] That is the…
2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” All Christians should…
One of our biggest issues was that we had been an independent local Baptist church for 196 years. “Independent Autonomous Local Church” sounds great to most Americans. Hey, we’ve even thrown away entire denominations. People now seek out “non-denominational” –…
“[Scripture] nowhere contains a sketch of the doctrine of faith; this is something that has to be drawn from the entire organism of scripture…. So much study and reflection on the subject is bound up with it that no person…
We reached out to a few pastors on the “pulpit supply” list of our local Convention’s office – but most of these were retired men who wanted only to provide a sermon on Sunday, not full pastoral duties. We briefly…
It wasn’t obvious to me in my situation, but it should have been – and it is now. Every functioning church I could find (except ours) has and needs private and corporate prayer time[1]. Some versions of corporate prayer time…
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“[Scripture] nowhere contains a sketch of the doctrine of faith; this is something that has to be drawn from the entire organism of scripture…. So much study and reflection on the subject is bound up with it that no person…
The first foundation needs to be making sure you demonstrate the marks of the church. If you believe you have these in place, you can attempt a revitalization effort. Be aware that if you are an independent church, you are…
For our church to be successful, we first needed to define what the church is supposed to be doing (and not). Ultimately, there are 3 or 4 marks of a real church, which are outlined brilliantly in Article 29 of…