To Beard or Not to Beard, That is The Question

[Ehud]

Originally Posted by TK Burk

Any standard preached should help remedy a problem a local church body is facing, which ultimately means that its purpose is for those saints’ spiritual wellbeing. Thus, no leader standing in a pulpit has the license to impose a standard that is based on his own rules or on his own preferences. Let me be clear here—there are no Bible verses against a man wearing facial hair—none. So, if a church leader is going to set a standard against men wearing facial hair, he needs a valid reason for doing so. Without such a reason, that standard is the will of man, not the will of God.

Good afternoon, Bro. Burk!

In your estimation, how much leeway should a minister be given when deciding what rules are "for those saints' spiritual well-being," and what constitutes "a valid reason?"