Our church meetings are very exciting. We do not have a clergy laity set up. Rather we practice "All saints prophesying" meetings. Each person is given about three minutes to teach, testify, pray, share a word of encouragement.
We encourage all to speak as the Apostle Paul said "You may all prophesey one by one."
We have responsible elders. But they do not crush the function of other members. Each person is allowed to speak something for the Lord in about three minutes. Then you get 30 or 40 people sharing encouraging words and all are edified.
It is the clergy laity system which limits the proper function of all the members of the BODY of Christ. One man speaking scenarios week after week, month after month, year after year IS BORING.
So we came back to a more biblical way of meeting.
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Our church meetings are very exciting. We do not have a clergy laity set up. Rather we practice "All saints prophesying" meetings. Each person is given about three minutes to teach, testify, pray, share a word of encouragement.
We encourage all to speak as the Apostle Paul said "You may all prophesey one by one."
We have responsible elders. But th ...[text shortened]... r month, year after year IS BORING.
So we came back to a more biblical way of meeting.