Continued from Part 1, Previously, I have argued that from the perspective of the Bible, Structurally Messy Churches are fine--- or at least not anti-Biblical or sub-Biblical. That is nice to know, but is far from suggesting it is a good thing. I would like to argue that it is a good thing from a …
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There are both good things and bad things associated with having a highly structured church with unambiguous lines of authority. But I would like to make the case for "Messy Church," where authority and structure are rather murky, or inconsistent. Point #1. Biblically, the primitive church of the first century does appear to be rather …
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I don't normally emphasize my Baptist ties on this website since I don't see that sound Christian Missions should be particularly denominationally driven. If one is focused on God's Kingdom, you don't focus on your own fiefdom. However, I have been seeing more and more problems with self-destructing leadership in both church and missions. The …
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