I'm wondering if there is a baptist aboard (or two) who would be willing to explain
the ins and outs of the congregational view of polity. On what basis is congregationalism
(i.e. the top court of the church is the session of elders in the local church) supported by Scripture?
I don't mean rank democracy (which I don't think any here truly hold to - that power is really
invested in the people, rather than the officers of the church) by the way, but elder-led
congregationalism. I'd like to try to understand this so that I can better dialog with people
of the congregational mindset.

Thanks,

Todd

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Todd K. Pedlar
member, First Congregational Church, (CCCC) Cresco, IA
http://semperubi.rtrc.net

"Many men, after a long conversion, see more of the workings of sin in their hearts than ever they did before or at their first conversion. Now, such men have not an increase of sin, but an increase of illumination and light" (Christopher Love)


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