The Word to the World
In the previous article I introduced the biblical principle of congregational government or “elder-led congregationalism.” In this article I want to expand on the biblical justification for the practice of the congregation deciding who is “in” and who is “out.” In other words, we will
In this first of several articles, I will begin to address the matter of biblical church governance—specifically, what is known as “congregationalism” or “Elder-led congregationalism.” The purpose is to help each member of Brackenhurst Baptist Church to show up to work. Recently at our quarterly
Recently, we as a congregation, had the privilege to corporately appoint a fourth man, Edwin Steytler, to the eldership of Brackenhurst Baptist Church. Having observed his life, home and ministry over his years as a church member, and particularly over the period of a year
Our recent study of the command to “greet one another” (Romans 16:16) in one sense summarises the heart of all of the “one another” commands in the New Testament. Yet there is value in continuing to expound the rest of them, for in doing so