Church Autonomy

By Mike Willis The word “autonomy” is defined as “the quality or condition of being autonomous; self-government; any state that governs itself.” The word “autonomy” does not appear in the English Bible. How-ever, the concept of church autonomy certainly does. The Biblical Concept of Autonomous Churches In the Bible revelation of the government of the church, …

Come Unto Me And I Will Give You … An Aerobics Class?”

By Phillip Mullins I can see it now, immediately following Jesus’ conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount, he has everyone gird up their loins, lace up their cross trainers, and start stretching. After they are warmed up, he leads them in a 20 minute workout to tone up the flab. Does that sound ridiculous? A …