Semper Reformanda: 2025 Escondido Conference
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1. Why the Reformation?
2. What Does “Always Reforming” Really Mean?
3. Questions and Answers with Godfrey, Kim, and Nichols
4. Reforming Doctrine
5. Reforming Worship
6. Questions and Answers with Gordon, Nichols, and Thomas
7. Reforming Church Government
8. Reforming Vocation
9. Reforming Life and Piety
Reforming Church Government
Protestants in the sixteenth century reformed church government by moving away from an ecclesiology dominated by monarchical bishops to structures that stressed the plurality of elders, the role of the diaconate, and the involvement of the laity. In this message, Rev. Christopher Gordon explores the reformation of church government and the biblical form of leadership that Christ has ordained for His church.