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Originally Posted by shackleton  Under presbyterian standards how is one who is not ordained, nor outwardly called to the ministry supposed to plant a church? My impression was that presbyterian standards are a lot stricter than this. Not just anyone can go start a presbyterian chruch. Especially when there are other churches in the presbytery how is one to get permission to start a new church plant in this or another presbytery? |
In your case IMO the church planting idea really doesn't apply since there are already many congregations in the area. In addition to the ones already mentioned, there is also an RPCNA congregation in
Shawnee, KS and an
RCUS congregation in KC, MO. Even assuming for the sake of argument that none of the PCA churches there are viable options, with OPC, URCNA, RCUS and RPCNA congregations (the latter two DO have pastors) in the area, (not to mention that, if you want to look at Baptist options (not recommended given the above if you are convinced of Presbyterianism) a simple web search turns up at least a half dozen Calvinistic Baptist churches in the KC metro, some of which just might not be dispy!) it is an embarrassment of riches that most wouldn't dream of.
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Beware of a religion without holdfasts. But if I get a grip upon a doctrine they call me a bigot. Let them do so. Bigotry is a hateful thing, and yet that which is now abused as bigotry is a great
virtue, and greatly needed in these frivolous times. I have been inclined lately to start a new denomination, and call it "the Church of the Bigoted." Spurgeon