The Worst Form of Church Governance

Church governance determines the structure your church uses for leadership. It’s the format your leaders follow to make decisions, establish controls, determine direction and handle problems.

Sometimes governance is called “polity.” Polity comes from the word “polis” in the Greek language, which means city. It often referred to municipal government, i.e., the way cities were governed.

Churches, as organizations, need a system of polity to function effectively. Many different opinions exist about how churches should be structured.

Today’s video shares the worst form of church governance.

Dr. Rich Halcombe

If you are a leader or someone who wants to become a leader, my life mission is to help you achieve kingdom results, personally & organizationally.

God has blessed me to learn, formally and informally, from some incredible leaders, and to use that experience to grow organizations by helping leaders grow. I am currently the Founder of LeaderINCREASE and Executive Director of Strategic Church Network  a network of 139 churches.

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