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Biblical or Institutional?: On Navigating Hard Church Decisions

March 29th, 2022 | 6 min read

By Zachary McCartney

“It’s 2022, the Bible says nothing about (Insert church action) how on earth are they still (Doing/not doing) that!” If you have spent any amount of time in a local church, you have likely heard this or some similar sentiment once or a hundred times. The fact is, many decisions made by church leaders have little to do with biblical fidelity, rather, they are concerned with the maintenance of the local church as an institution. The Lord has given us exactly what he intended in our Bibles—but what he did not give us is an exhaustive list of how to practically conduct the business of local churches in the 21st century. Of the hundreds of decisions made by church leaderships, many lack clear Biblical guidance one way or another:

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