The five models of church governance (and how they cope under pressure)
In this article I am not going to lay out the biblical principles of church governance, nor will I seek to explain what causes leadership failures. Instead, I want to consider structurally how different models of church governance work and how well they cope under pressure. My questions are: where is power distributed? how are decisions made and reviewed ? and what happens next when a leader is forced to move on?
We have the money, now we need vision
In the last ten years in this diocese $69 million has been realised from sale of church properties. Only seven per cent of those funds were spent on new building projects.