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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
99 per cent of Apostolic Churches are set up with One Pastor and then under them perhaps an Elder or two.
Not one scripture has been presented to support this set up. It is said that Elderships do not work. What is the criteria for it to work? I say it should produce the result intended by Christ.
That result is that Saints grow up into him in all things which is the head even Christ. It is that we all come to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
It is that every man be presented perfect in Christ. This is the purpose of the ministry. And on this basis I say the system used at present is a dismal failure.
Most Churches proclaim to their people they cannot even BE perfect. This is their fruit.
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The result of ANY leadership style should be those intended by Christ. When people get more hung up on the method than the results/fruit, they become unfocused.
I find that a Sr. Pastor with a leadership team works best. It allows for a visionary pastor, if we believe the Lord uses him, and the input of a team who buys into the vision as being from the Lord. This team is not a group of "yes" people, but respected peers who all desire the same thing and that is to see people saved and matured and serving. All input is respected and everyone is pulling in the same direction.
BTW, no one can be perfect. We are to be perfected. Perfecting is a process while perfect is a point. None of us will be perfect until we get to the other side.
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