Comments on: Avoiding the Extreme-Makeover Version of Church Philosophy Part 1 http://www.paulchappell.com/2009/08/11/avoiding-the-extreme-makeover-version-of-church-philosophy-part-1/ Encouraging Words from Dr. Paul Chappell Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:35:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul Chappell http://www.paulchappell.com/2009/08/11/avoiding-the-extreme-makeover-version-of-church-philosophy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2887 Paul Chappell Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:28:48 +0000 http://www.paulchappell.com/?p=1367#comment-2887 William, Thanks for the comment and the questions. I started writing a reply, but realized, it will be a little too lengthy as a reply, so in the coming week or so, I will be writing a post on the subject of the Biblical role of the pastor and elders in the Church. William,

Thanks for the comment and the questions. I started writing a reply, but realized, it will be a little too lengthy as a reply, so in the coming week or so, I will be writing a post on the subject of the Biblical role of the pastor and elders in the Church.

]]> By: J. Martin http://www.paulchappell.com/2009/08/11/avoiding-the-extreme-makeover-version-of-church-philosophy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2888 J. Martin Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:51:25 +0000 http://www.paulchappell.com/?p=1367#comment-2888 Wonderful post! Some things I never thought about. It is the responcibility of a local church to reproduce itself just as it is the responcibility of the Christian to reproduce himself. Wonderful post! Some things I never thought about. It is the responcibility of a local church to reproduce itself just as it is the responcibility of the Christian to reproduce himself.

]]> By: William Dudding http://www.paulchappell.com/2009/08/11/avoiding-the-extreme-makeover-version-of-church-philosophy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2886 William Dudding Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:42:33 +0000 http://www.paulchappell.com/?p=1367#comment-2886 Pastor Chappell, Thanks for this encouragement to stick with God's model for the church. Speaking of church polity, what do you think about plurality of elders in church leadership? The book of Acts often speaks of the elders of the different churches and rarely is there reference to one pastor (except in the pastoral epistles where Timothy and Titus were obviously the Sr. Pastor). Should all pastors/elders have equal authority, while one Sr. Pastor has greater influence, or should other pastors/elders be under the authority of one Sr. Pastor? Thanks. Pastor Chappell,
Thanks for this encouragement to stick with God’s model for the church. Speaking of church polity, what do you think about plurality of elders in church leadership? The book of Acts often speaks of the elders of the different churches and rarely is there reference to one pastor (except in the pastoral epistles where Timothy and Titus were obviously the Sr. Pastor). Should all pastors/elders have equal authority, while one Sr. Pastor has greater influence, or should other pastors/elders be under the authority of one Sr. Pastor?

Thanks.

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