Just as the government structure of Russia differs from that of the United States, and both differ from that of Great Britain, so it is with church government. Yet, as the institution governed by God's written word, the church must find and defend its governing structures using that word–the Bible. In this book, Dr. Simon Goncharenko argues that it is, in fact, possible to identify a specific preferred model of church polity within the Bible and to model our current church structure after Scriptural precedent.
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Simon V. Goncharenko. Church Government According to the Bible
Church Government According to the Bible
Foreword1
Preface
1. What Is Church Government?
2. Key Terms and Polity Models
3. Theological Considerations for Polity Models
4. Theological Considerations for Polity Models (Continued)
5. Multiple-Elder Congregationalism
6. Addressing Objections and Providing Practical Recommendations
Appendix. Further Thoughts from Getz and Bar
Bibliography
Index
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Simon V. Goncharenko
Foreword by Gene A. Getz and Wayne Barber
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44. One of the major distinctions of Methodism is that, in adopting an episcopal polity, it lessened the power of the bishop. For an introduction of the Methodist concept of this office, see Moede, Office of Bishop in Methodism and Erickson, Christian Theology, 1081. For a more in-depth overview of the Methodist polity, consult Kern, Christianity as Organized, 493–520.
45. For a helpful overview of the Lutheran polity, see Kern, Christianity as Organized, 463–69.
