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June 29, 2007 By Andreas Köstenberger

Church Government: Congregationalism

NOTE: The following is a copyrighted excerpt from the entry “Church Government” in the Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization (ed. George T. Kurian; Blackwell), authored by Andreas Köstenberger. At the heart of Congregationalism is the belief that local congregations are to govern their own affairs. This stands in contrast to both Episcopacy and Presbyterianism. Within the… Read More

Filed Under: Blog, New Testament, Systematic Theology Tagged With: Church, Church Government, Congregationalism, Ecclesiology, Systematic Theology, Theology

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