Comments on: Who’s In Charge of Your Church? http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/05/whos-in-charge-of-your-church/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whos-in-charge-of-your-church On life, learning, love, and laughter. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:09:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Potter’s Blog » Church Hierarchy Nonsense http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/05/whos-in-charge-of-your-church/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Mike Potter’s Blog » Church Hierarchy Nonsense Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:52:53 +0000 http://www.mikepottersblog.com/?p=158#comment-203 [...] As I read my Bible (which by the way is the same as yours!), I can’t find anywhere anything about a hierarchy in the church.  Nowhere does the Bible instruct churches to be led by a “senior” pastor along with his “first lady.”  As a matter of fact, the church is not supposed to be led by any man or any woman.  Instead, according to Ephesians 5, Jesus Christ is to be exalted the “head” of the church, and those that serve the church under Him are called elders and deacons.  Without a proper understanding of the way churches are to be ordered biblically, serious problems result that often lead to spiritual disillusionment and a mass exodus of church members and dangerous pride and an abuse of power by the clergy.   (Read Who’s In Charge of Your Church?) [...] [...] As I read my Bible (which by the way is the same as yours!), I can’t find anywhere anything about a hierarchy in the church.  Nowhere does the Bible instruct churches to be led by a “senior” pastor along with his “first lady.”  As a matter of fact, the church is not supposed to be led by any man or any woman.  Instead, according to Ephesians 5, Jesus Christ is to be exalted the “head” of the church, and those that serve the church under Him are called elders and deacons.  Without a proper understanding of the way churches are to be ordered biblically, serious problems result that often lead to spiritual disillusionment and a mass exodus of church members and dangerous pride and an abuse of power by the clergy.   (Read Who’s In Charge of Your Church?) [...]

]]> By: B.T., Ohio http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/05/whos-in-charge-of-your-church/comment-page-1/#comment-135 B.T., Ohio Thu, 07 May 2009 22:35:46 +0000 http://www.mikepottersblog.com/?p=158#comment-135 Mike, an excellent article. Everyone involved in the church should read this one. B.T., Dayton, OH Mike, an excellent article. Everyone involved in the church should read this one.

B.T., Dayton, OH

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