{"id":1283,"date":"2019-11-21T12:41:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2020-03-17T15:08:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T19:08:22","slug":"church-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/21\/church-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"CHURCH ORGANIZATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/baptistchurchhistory\/permalink\/1220370244824789\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/baptistchurchhistory\/permalink\/1220370244824789\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><ul><li><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thomas.kresal\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thomas.kresal\">Thomas E Kresal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/242497449278745\/badge_member_list\/?badge_type=ADMIN\"><\/a><\/li><li> <strong>CHURCH ORGANIZATION <\/strong><\/li><li><br>NT Church Started at Jesus Baptism \u2013 Mt. 3:13-17<br>Lord Jesus Christ is the Head of Church and the founder \u2013 Mt. 16:18, Eph. 5:23, Col 1:18<br>Church Sole Authority to birth a new church \u2013 Mt. 28: 19-20, Jn. 20:21, Acts 11:2-3, Titus 1:5,  <br>Church Sole Authority to Ordain \u2013 Mt. 28:19-20, Acts1: 15-26; 13:1-4; 14:23, 1 Tim 4:14, <br>Church chooses deacons \u2013 Acts 6:1-5<br>Membership by Deep Water Baptism: Mt. 28:19-20, John 4:2, Acts 2: 41; 11:22-24; 1 Cor. 12:13<br>Church Discipline \u2013 Mt. 18:15-20, I Cor. 5:9-13<br>Church Service \u2013 Mt. 26:17-30 (ref. Heb. 2:12), Acts 20:7, 1 Cor. 14:23<br>Church Business Meeting \u2013 Acts 1:12-26<br>Officers \u2013 Phil. 1:1, 1 Timothy 3<br>Ministries \u2013 Acts 13:1-3, Eph. 4:11-12, 1 Tim 5:9<br>Elections \u2013 Acts 1:12-16, 6:5-6<br>Authority \u2013 Mt. 28:19-20, Acts 1:8, Hebrews 13:17<br>Doctrine \u2013 Acts 2:42, 1 Timothy 4:6, Hebrews 5:15-6:2<br>Ordinances \u2013 Mt. 26:17-30, 28:19-20<br>Standard of Practice \u2013 I Corinthians 14:40<br>System of Finances \u2013 I Cor. 16:1-3, II Cor. 8:10-15, 9:5-15<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"u_jsonp_5_25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/roger.fulk.98?fref=gs&amp;__tn__=%2CdC-R-R&amp;eid=ARABdIFpXoUoOPVsrv_hlWX8aPxKIQguNZ1R6z9_e1ip583qCDCQg0lyeukUpXe-Cqpt48wlTwnnD6Ei&amp;hc_ref=ARQkzYLh0BQpkXF0gXYROJcD5R2vWuFwDmie0DE3ak7ssgVzHWCrPRoOJ8iwIIjd7-w&amp;dti=242497449278745&amp;hc_location=group\">Roger Fulk<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/242497449278745\/badge_member_list\/?badge_type=ADMIN\"><strong>Admin<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/baptistchurchhistory\/permalink\/1220370244824789\/\"><abbr title=\"Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 11:06 AM\">March 15 at 11:06 AM<\/abbr><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by Thomas Kresal. CHURCH ORGANIZATION &#8211; The Historical Baptist Position<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Church Started \u2013 Jesus Baptism \u2013 Mt. 3:13-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lord Jesus Christ is the founder &amp; Head of Church \u2013 Mt. 16:18, Eph. 5:23, Col 1:18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Church Sole Authority to birth a new church \u2013 Mt. 28: 19-20, Jn. 20:21, Acts 11:2-3, Titus 1:5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Church Sole Authority to Ordain \u2013 Mt. 28:19-20, Acts1: 15-26; 13:1-4; 14:23, 1 Tim 4:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Church chooses deacons \u2013 Acts 6:1-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership by Deep Water Baptism: Mt. 28:19-20, John 4:2, Acts 2: 41; 11:22-24; 1 Cor. 12:13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Church Discipline \u2013 Mt. 18:15-20, I Cor. 5:9-13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Church Service \u2013 Mt. 26:17-30 (ref. 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