Posts Tagged ‘business meetings’
Do Men Hold a Monopoly on the Business Meeting?
by Dale Smelser via Sentry Magazine, Vol. 13, No. 4, December 21, 1987 Several articles by me recently on elders, deacons, and business meetings have led to numerous questions about women attending business meetings. I have noted that the business meeting does not have oversight. We cannot substitute another system to replace God’s designated system…
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Question: We have no elders at our small congregation. Do you have information available on the workings of these meetings and its rules? What authority its president has versus its preacher? This probably a funny question to ask, but we do need some advice. Answer: It is clear in the New Testament that congregations did…
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I. In the organization of the church, we read – Eph 4:11 A. There were Apostles and prophets, involved in the establishment of the church. B. There are evangelists (preachers), pastors (elders), and teachers, involved in continuing the work to build up the church. C. Each part, working together, causes the growth of the church – Eph 4:14-16 1. Though…
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