Category Archives: Policy Making

To grasp how grace shapes policies within our churches or ministries, we must embrace the whole truth about grace and the perspective and power that comes with it. . . . Continue reading Policies Shaped by Grace→

Do you want policy-making in the Church to look different from what we experience in the world? Then you need to grab hold of the grace of God, even when it comes to making and enforcing church policies. “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say ‘No’ to . . . Continue reading Policy-Making Safeguarded by Grace→

Whether it’s about safety or any other issue in the Church, we often find ourselves needing to make policies to ensure we do what’s right and proper. In a previous post we established that our that our purpose to love God with all of who we are and to love others (Matt. 22:37-40) should be the driving force behind policy-making. It’s shouldn’t just be about adhering to CDC guidelines or best . . . Continue reading Power to Maintain the Proper Focus in Policymaking→

When Scripture says, “whatever you do” in Colossians 3:17, it means just that — all and everything we do. That, of course, means church policies must also be done in the name of the Lord Jesus. . . . Continue reading Church Policies Done in the Name of the Lord Jesus→

In many churches, church policies hold a lot of authority. After all, some might say, why write policies if you aren’t going to enforce them? But, when we try merely enforce policies, far too often it ends poorly. On the other hand, God’s authority supersedes all else. Shouldn’t we be turning to Him for how to handle situations? . . . Continue reading Turning to God or to Church Policies?→

To understand the difference it makes to have policies reflecting the power of the resurrection, we first need to identify what the resurrection accomplishes for us.

Results of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Scripture clearly describes the Christian life without the resurrection as . . . Continue reading Policies Reflecting the Resurrection→

If spiritual gifts are special divine empowerments, then it only makes sense that we seek out people most appropriately gifted to do specific tasks involved in policy-making. This doesn’t minimize the role of prayer in developing and using policies. But, if people who have the spiritual gifts best suited for the varying aspects were involved, it pulls on God’s power in a different way. . . . Continue reading Spiritual Gifts in Determining Policies→

No area of church life is exempt from the need for God’s power to be at work. Finding people with the best fit for accomplishing specific tasks helps pull on His divine power. Tasks involved in policy making can be divided into determining what policies are needed, writing the policies, and then implementing the policies. In this post we will consider gifting good for writing the policies. In the next post we will look at their implementation. . . . Continue reading Spiritual Gifts for Writing Policies→

God designed the Church so all its members have a part. (For more on that: An Exposition of Ephesians 4:16) We’ve already noted how people with the spiritual gifts of discernment, knowledge, and/or wisdom can find a part in determining what polices are needed. We’ve considered how people with the gifts of exhortation, knowledge, teaching, helps, and/or service could all have a part in the writing of the policies. Now we want to turn our attention to who will have a part in their implementation. . . . Continue reading Spiritual Gifts Suited for Implementing Policies→

Early on in ministry I remember talking with someone about a doctrinal divide. No matter how many times I kept asking for where the Bible supported that view, I kept getting pointed to the church manual of the denomination to which this person belonged. Conversation became strained as church policy was the person’s only defense, with no openness to anything to the contrary from God’s Word. The church manual took supremacy, being the first and primary source to which the person turned. As a result, to my knowledge, there was never a spiritual breakthrough.

God’s Power Needed for Defense in the Midst of Spiritual Battles, Not Mere Church Policies . . . Continue reading God’s Your Defender, Not Your Church Policies→