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Leadership in the Church

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  • Paul Coulter

What should church leadership look like? This article first discusses New Testament terms for church leaders, such as apostles, elders, and deacons, and then explains that elders are called to rule God's church, and should be men, not women. It also discusses common models of church government: Episcopalian, Presbyterian, and Independent.

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Bishop or Presbyter? French Reformed Ecclesiology in 1559

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  • Alan C. Clifford

This article concerns itself with the French Reformed church polity and church government. Important decisions concerning church government were taken at the First National Synod of the Reformed Churches of France, which was held in Paris from May 25 to 28, 1559. A Presbyterian form of church government was chosen instead of an Episcopalian.

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Is the Pope Really the Appointed Successor to the Apostle Peter?

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  • Gregg R. Allison

This article looks at the Roman Catholic concept of apostolic succession. It explores how this concept emerged out of an episcopalian church government and an understanding of the interconnection of Christ and his church. It then follows up with what evangelicals believe concerning apostolicity, namely, the Word-centredness of the church that has as its focus the writings of the apostles.

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Church Government

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  • Leon Morris

This is an entry from a theoogical dictionary on different views of church government, including Presbyterian, Congregational, and Episcopalian.

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I would not change my life for any of the greatest dignities on earth. I am contented to consume my body, to sacrifice to God’s service, and to spend all that I have, and to be spent myself, for the souls of men. Richard Baxter
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