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Description:Polity is a clunky word.And whatever that word means, can it really be that important for Christian discipleship?A church’s polity is its governing structures. It concerns what makes a church a church and how it organizes itself. The trouble is many churches today believe the Bible doesn’t say much about polity. Each church decides what works best for them.Yet this issue of Church Matters argues that Scripture does prescribe a polity and that man-made polity puts the gospel at risk. Polity is crucial for Christian discipleship because it specifies our individual responsibilities to one another. Not only that, biblical polity protects and promotes the gospel.Are you interested in the holiness of the saints as well as the integrity and power of your church’s witness? Then you might attend to your church’s polity.Table of ContentsWhy You Should Care about Church Polity by Jonathan LeemanPolity DefinedELC: Jesus’s Discipleship Program by Joe PercyThe Priesthood of All Believers and Why the New Covenant Requires Congregationalism by Stephen WellumWhy Baptism Must Precede Membership and the Table by Nate AkinA Pastor Is an Elder Is a Bishop by Ben RobinPastor: Office or Gift? by Jonathan LeemanWhat’s the Difference Between Elder-Ruled and Elder-Led? by Sam KooCongregationalism Is Not Democracy by Phil NewtonWhy Presbyterian Polity Is Biblical by Fred GrecoWhy Anglican Polity Is Biblical by Lee GatissPolity AppliedPolity & Prudence by Michael LawrencePastor, Teach Your Church about Being the Church by Jonathan LeemanDignify the Work of Membership by Sam EmadiIntroducing Congregationalism in Membership Classes and Interviews by Branton BurlesonChurch Staff Belong in Two Buckets: Elder-Qualified or Deacon-Qualified by Jonathan LeemanThe Role of Staff in an Elder-Led Congregational Church by Matt RogersMoving from Solo Pastor to Elder-Led Congregationalism by Rich ShaddenConfessional and Congregational: Why a Separate Statement of Faith for Elders Undermines Both by John SarverPolity and Members MeetingsWhy Do We Need Members Meetings? by Bret CapranicaWhy Members Voting on Members Is Their Most Important Job by Brian ParksWhat If My Congregation Isn’t Ready to Vote? by Phil NewtonWhat If My Congregation Isn’t Ready to Vote? Part 2 by Nik LingleHow Much Do the Elders of Our Church Share about Difficult Issues in Members Meetings? by Omar Johnson, Garrett Kell, and Jeff LacineHow to Diffuse Hostile Members Meetings by Allen DutyPolity and Its FruitDoes Pragmatism Tend Toward Liberalism? by Taylor HartleyWhat Does Polity Have to Do with Church Planting? by Ben LaceyHow a Good Polity Helps a Church’s Evangelism by Dave RussellHow Congregationalism Combats Consumerism by Matt MooreHow Bad Polity Can Undermine Christianity by Robert KanePolity in Other ContextsNavigating Leadership and Authority in African Churches by Tommie van der WaltChallenges to Elder-Led Congregationalism in an Asian Context by Eugene LowChallenges to Elder-Led Congregationalism in a Latin American Context by David AdamsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Church Matters: Polity: What It Is and Why It Matters. To get started finding Church Matters: Polity: What It Is and Why It Matters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2025

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Description: Polity is a clunky word.And whatever that word means, can it really be that important for Christian discipleship?A church’s polity is its governing structures. It concerns what makes a church a church and how it organizes itself. The trouble is many churches today believe the Bible doesn’t say much about polity. Each church decides what works best for them.Yet this issue of Church Matters argues that Scripture does prescribe a polity and that man-made polity puts the gospel at risk. Polity is crucial for Christian discipleship because it specifies our individual responsibilities to one another. Not only that, biblical polity protects and promotes the gospel.Are you interested in the holiness of the saints as well as the integrity and power of your church’s witness? Then you might attend to your church’s polity.Table of ContentsWhy You Should Care about Church Polity by Jonathan LeemanPolity DefinedELC: Jesus’s Discipleship Program by Joe PercyThe Priesthood of All Believers and Why the New Covenant Requires Congregationalism by Stephen WellumWhy Baptism Must Precede Membership and the Table by Nate AkinA Pastor Is an Elder Is a Bishop by Ben RobinPastor: Office or Gift? by Jonathan LeemanWhat’s the Difference Between Elder-Ruled and Elder-Led? by Sam KooCongregationalism Is Not Democracy by Phil NewtonWhy Presbyterian Polity Is Biblical by Fred GrecoWhy Anglican Polity Is Biblical by Lee GatissPolity AppliedPolity & Prudence by Michael LawrencePastor, Teach Your Church about Being the Church by Jonathan LeemanDignify the Work of Membership by Sam EmadiIntroducing Congregationalism in Membership Classes and Interviews by Branton BurlesonChurch Staff Belong in Two Buckets: Elder-Qualified or Deacon-Qualified by Jonathan LeemanThe Role of Staff in an Elder-Led Congregational Church by Matt RogersMoving from Solo Pastor to Elder-Led Congregationalism by Rich ShaddenConfessional and Congregational: Why a Separate Statement of Faith for Elders Undermines Both by John SarverPolity and Members MeetingsWhy Do We Need Members Meetings? by Bret CapranicaWhy Members Voting on Members Is Their Most Important Job by Brian ParksWhat If My Congregation Isn’t Ready to Vote? by Phil NewtonWhat If My Congregation Isn’t Ready to Vote? Part 2 by Nik LingleHow Much Do the Elders of Our Church Share about Difficult Issues in Members Meetings? by Omar Johnson, Garrett Kell, and Jeff LacineHow to Diffuse Hostile Members Meetings by Allen DutyPolity and Its FruitDoes Pragmatism Tend Toward Liberalism? by Taylor HartleyWhat Does Polity Have to Do with Church Planting? by Ben LaceyHow a Good Polity Helps a Church’s Evangelism by Dave RussellHow Congregationalism Combats Consumerism by Matt MooreHow Bad Polity Can Undermine Christianity by Robert KanePolity in Other ContextsNavigating Leadership and Authority in African Churches by Tommie van der WaltChallenges to Elder-Led Congregationalism in an Asian Context by Eugene LowChallenges to Elder-Led Congregationalism in a Latin American Context by David AdamsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Church Matters: Polity: What It Is and Why It Matters. To get started finding Church Matters: Polity: What It Is and Why It Matters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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