Eldership in the Local Church Pt. 8: Opposing Views to Plural Elder Led Congregationalism–Single Elder Led Congregationalism

Single Elder-led Congregationalism  The last governmental structure worthy of consideration is single elder-led congregationalism. This view denies the bishop hierarchal structure espoused in Episcopalianism. It likewise denies the interdependent connectional structure espoused in Presbyterianism. Like plural elder-led congregationalism, single elder-led…

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Eldership in the Local Church Pt. 5: Plural Elder Led Congregationalism

Plural Elder Led Congregationalism We have given consideration to who an elder is and what an elder does. But now we must consider how an elder cooperates with a congregation. The Bible’s discussion of church leadership always assumes a congregational…

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