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Old 10-24-2007, 02:04 PM
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So is "janitor."
No, it's not. i'm speaking about church as in the actual church body of Christ.
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Is voting biblical?
Are you making a point?
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Are you making a point?
Am I?
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No, it's not. i'm speaking about church as in the actual church body of Christ.
Janitor isn't a man-made position? Who took care of the toilets in the first church? I'm sure someone had to carry out the chamber pots....
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Am I?
I asked you first...
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No, it's not. i'm speaking about church as in the actual church body of Christ.
So am I. Peter complained about being made a "table waiter."
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I'm just saying that even though it amy not be biblical......does the co=pastor still have to be voted in as pastor? Is this a by-law question
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I asked you first...
Actually, I was...sort of...but I was also trying to remember of there was any NT example of a church assembly working together to choose a pastor or leader, or if that was left to elders.
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So am I. Peter complained about being made a "table waiter."
And?
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I'm just saying that even though it amy not be biblical......does the co=pastor still have to be voted in as pastor? Is this a by-law question
It would be specific to the local church and its by-laws. Typically, one reason the "co-pastor" was made a "co-pastor" was to ease in any transition scenario.
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