Church Order

 

   Our Form of Church Government

                 Our Ecclesiology

                 (How our Church is Organized):

 

We are Governed by Relationships United by the Holy Spirit

 

Our form of church government is rooted in relationships: Ultimately, we are run by relationships that are held together by God the Holy Spirit.

 

There are various ways that Christians have decided to organize their congregational life.  We seek to follow the model detailed in the New Testament, where the church is made up of laity, deacons and elders/pastors.   God our Father has given us his Spirit, and as a family in Christ, we relate in homes and in our daily lives, and weekly we gather for worship. 

 

Elders/Pastors in the Bible are servant leaders.  Jesus said in Mark 10 that the church is not to be run like the Gentiles conduct their businesses.  Pastors do lead, but they serve as brothers — looking out for the best interest of the body. 

 

We are all brothers and sisters in Christ, and within that reality we acknowledge that there are people who serve in various ways, such as serving the elderly, or teaching or by opening homes in hospitality.  We are many parts.  

 

      

Louisburg, Kansas

Sunday School, 9:30am

Sunday Worship, 10:30am

Eastside Church of the Cross