ministerial authority
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Do you need permission to leave a church?
With the rise of an emphasis on the local church, membership and the authority of elders, some have concluded that a church member needs permission from the elders to leave a church. This was the teaching of congregationalism in contrast to presbyterianism during the puritan era. This new page...- Travis Fentiman
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- Forum: Church Order
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How Church Rulings Do & Do Not Bind, & of Breaking Them
If the Church is not neglected today, it is often idolized; if Church authority is not disregarded, it is frequently turned absolute. The Biblical and historically presbyterian position is that Church authority is conditional, and can only confirm the truth and what is good; it binds only...- Travis Fentiman
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- Forum: Church Order
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The Benediction - Reformed Resources
Why does the minister close the worship service with an inspired Benediction, standing with up-lifted hands facing God’s people? Here is a page of Biblical and historic, reformed resources on the Benediction, a practice not so easy to find resources on. The Benediction at ReformedBooksOnline...- Travis Fentiman
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- Forum: Worship