Church Setting

[Classik]

Should church settings be democratic or not democratic...that is, let the leaders be decision makers.

the voice of the people (majority) or the voice of the leaders (minority).

I go for the minority

 

[jeff77]

I guess it depends on what the vote is for. At the church I attend the members will vote for a new pastor (when the old one has moved on to a different church). I agree with that, but for other things such as how money is to be spent then I think it is best left to the church leaders because they are more aware of where it needs to be spent, most of the time anyway.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

For things like the color of the Harvest Festival napkins, Democratic. For everything else, non-Democratic. I used to think it good to run a church like a Democracy, but now I think it better for it to be run in more of an employer/ employee kind of relationship. Like a home and marriage is to be run.

 

[Classik]

Democracy is killing our church today.

 

[Willie T]

I can hardly believe it... I find myself in agreement with all three of you at the same time.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

I can hardly believe it... I find myself in agreement with all three of you at the same time.

Which isn't very Democratic. How ironic.

One way or another the rebel inside of us Christians always manages to find expression.

 

[for_his_glory]

Church leaders need to be in total submission of what is Gods will for every aspect of His Church as they need to go before the Father in prayer for the decisions they make for the Spiritual betterment of the whole congregation. There are certain aspects that include congregation participation and then other aspects that only need to be taken care of by the leaders.