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How do you or your church handle doctrinal or practice disagreements?
Handling disagreements?
Handling disagreements?
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Soloist, but I believe in community
Soloist, but I want God in the pilot seat
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Re: Handling disagreements?
Catholic World:
We move slowly and we seem to love our meetings; committees; synods; etc.
In our case I think it's necessary.
We move slowly and we seem to love our meetings; committees; synods; etc.
In our case I think it's necessary.
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Max (Plain Catholic)
Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
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Re: Handling disagreements?
Congregation: Split from Beachy Amish Mennonite, formed as independent congregation
How it is done: A meeting is held, sometimes just a men's meeting, other times members' meeting, and opinions are voiced. This may be followed by a questionnaire, or by a show of hands. Then the leadership decides. Actual figures for responses are generally not given.
How I think it should be handled:
Questions of Doctrine: Strictly by close attention to the Scriptures
Questions of Practice: Through open discussion in member's meetings conducted as business meetings (using Robert's Rules of Order if necessary to maintain order & focus), using secret ballots for most decisions. (RRoO has the advantage of providing a mechanism by which a motion is put on the floor for consideration; amended by addition, substitution, or deletion; then called to vote for a pass or fail.)
How it is done: A meeting is held, sometimes just a men's meeting, other times members' meeting, and opinions are voiced. This may be followed by a questionnaire, or by a show of hands. Then the leadership decides. Actual figures for responses are generally not given.
How I think it should be handled:
Questions of Doctrine: Strictly by close attention to the Scriptures
Questions of Practice: Through open discussion in member's meetings conducted as business meetings (using Robert's Rules of Order if necessary to maintain order & focus), using secret ballots for most decisions. (RRoO has the advantage of providing a mechanism by which a motion is put on the floor for consideration; amended by addition, substitution, or deletion; then called to vote for a pass or fail.)
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Congregation: Gospel Haven Mennonite Fellowship, Benton, Ohio (Holmes Co.) a split from Beachy-Amish Mennonite.
Personal heritage & general theological viewpoint: conservative Mennonite Brethren.
Personal heritage & general theological viewpoint: conservative Mennonite Brethren.