Churches without pastors.
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:24 pm
I am posting the following for a friend who attends the same church as I. Our church is small and has had declining attendance. The church members may no longer be able to support the pastor.
I believe that Steve has commented before that no churches in the NT were known to have elders, but I am not sure what lecture contains this discussion. A pointer to the right lecture, and/or any comments would be helpful.
Peter
I believe that Steve has commented before that no churches in the NT were known to have elders, but I am not sure what lecture contains this discussion. A pointer to the right lecture, and/or any comments would be helpful.
Peter
Steve
A friend suggest I solicit your views on the topic of churches without pastors. It does not appear from the Bible that pastors are an indispensable element of a church. We have briefly discussed:
1) Gene Edwards who has addressed this generally in Revolution, Beyond Radical, and Going to Church in the First Century.
LINK
2) I also know that a comprehensive rethinking of the subject concerning the larger issue of the clergy and limitations on ecclesiastical authority has been published in draft form. I commend it to your review. It is an effort to recognize that the individual believer has yielded far too much of their authority to clergy and ministry and needs to reclaim that authority.
http://www.lonang.com/reclaimthechurch.htm
Sincerely yours,
Kerry Lee Morgan
http://www.revivetherepublic.com/