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Alan Chandler wrote, "At the risk of sounding like an alarmist, every church needs to examine their current form of church government. Why, because within the next 10-15 years, every church will either change the way they make decisions or they will collapse under the weight of their own hierarchal machinery."
Changes in this area of ministry are often the most difficult. But if things can change here, they can change throughout the whole church. Otherwise, changes in the rest of the church are next to impossible.
Read the rest of the article at http://www.churchcentral.com/blog/The-Challenge-of-Church-Government
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Very interesting article!
ReplyDeleteI've never been part of a church governance structure that took a High Control / Low Accountability approach. I would think that would make for a truly maddening experience.
At NCF we have a sort of unusual hybrid of a church government, split between an elder-led system and congregational/baptist rule. It's a good system, though not without its occasional headaches. Nevertheless, it allows us to identify and pursue God's will, at least most of the time, so by this article's definition, I think it's a success.