{"id":561,"date":"2026-01-16T14:18:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdapearl.no1.au\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:01:35","slug":"church-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/index.php\/church-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"church-governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"561\" class=\"elementor elementor-561\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d539970 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d539970\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee39449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee39449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESISTING CHURCH AUTHORITY ABUSE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4461003 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4461003\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1beb03b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1beb03b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad62c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad62c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join Pastor Larry Kirkpatrick in his highly informative series<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5d25a elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa5d25a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Playlist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83237c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d83237c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea86b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea86b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NAVIGATING CHURCH AUTHORITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69549c9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69549c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0cc8c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0cc8c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01c33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c01c33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/z-IhrygidCM?list=PL11eFpZjGqt4gCaxkUC3XthWWvy5MS07Z&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c3988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39c3988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Authority in the church rests in the membership\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfae5ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfae5ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x-el x-el-div c1-1 c1-2 c1-41 c1-43 c1-44 c1-88 c1-z c1-2z c1-89 c1-4q c1-8a c1-b c1-c c1-8b c1-8c c1-8d c1-8e c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"GridCell\"><div id=\"88407a8f-a0cf-4871-8785-f3ef188e70bd\" class=\"x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-t c1-10 c1-5q c1-11 c1-1d c1-23 c1-4 c1-8f c1-8g c1-8h c1-b c1-c c1-8i c1-8j c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"ContentCard\"><div class=\"x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-17 c1-18 c1-19 c1-1a c1-1b c1-1c c1-8u c1-8v c1-8w c1-8x c1-8y c1-8z c1-90 c1-91 c1-92 c1-93 c1-94 c1-95 c1-96 c1-97 c1-98 c1-99 c1-9a c1-9b c1-9c c1-9d c1-9e c1-9f c1-9g c1-9h c1-9i c1-9j c1-9k c1-9l c1-9m c1-9n c1-9o c1-9p c1-4 c1-43 c1-b c1-59 c1-c c1-1f c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g x-rt\" data-ux=\"ContentCardText\" data-aid=\"VIDEO_DESCRIPTION_RENDERED0\" data-typography=\"BodyAlpha\"><p>Pastor Larry Kirkpatrick explores the limitations of Pastoral authority and the extent of authority that rests with the membership.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a8e87 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33a8e87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415e607 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"415e607\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef0320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"aef0320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/y1M8S6rfvg4?list=PL11eFpZjGqt4gCaxkUC3XthWWvy5MS07Z&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7527c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7527c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Authority of the Board\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a5087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a5087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x-el x-el-div c1-1 c1-2 c1-41 c1-43 c1-44 c1-88 c1-z c1-2z c1-89 c1-4q c1-8a c1-b c1-c c1-9q c1-9r c1-8b c1-8c c1-8d c1-8e c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"GridCell\"><div id=\"0607cd6d-4518-42ac-9902-0fdca7b1ea40\" class=\"x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-t c1-10 c1-5q c1-11 c1-1d c1-23 c1-4 c1-8f c1-8g c1-8h c1-b c1-c c1-8i c1-8j c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"ContentCard\"><div class=\"x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-17 c1-18 c1-19 c1-1a c1-1b c1-1c c1-8u c1-8v c1-8w c1-8x c1-8y c1-8z c1-90 c1-91 c1-92 c1-93 c1-94 c1-95 c1-96 c1-97 c1-98 c1-99 c1-9a c1-9b c1-9c c1-9d c1-9e c1-9f c1-9g c1-9h c1-9i c1-9j c1-9k c1-9l c1-9m c1-9n c1-9o c1-9p c1-4 c1-43 c1-b c1-59 c1-c c1-1f c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g x-rt\" data-ux=\"ContentCardText\" data-aid=\"VIDEO_DESCRIPTION_RENDERED1\" data-typography=\"BodyAlpha\"><p>Pastor Larry Kirkpatrick explores the limitations of the board&#8217;s authority.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7d4f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e7d4f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d415c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3d415c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/TgJ8XzoGh50?list=PL11eFpZjGqt4gCaxkUC3XthWWvy5MS07Z&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd29dd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd29dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Business Meeting and What is its Authority\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a33575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a33575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x-el x-el-div c1-1 c1-2 c1-41 c1-43 c1-44 c1-88 c1-z c1-2z c1-89 c1-4q c1-8a c1-b c1-c c1-9q c1-9r c1-8b c1-8c c1-8d c1-8e c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"GridCell\"><div id=\"e4b0f436-2ca4-4190-89bd-8d2935695bcb\" class=\"x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-t c1-10 c1-5q c1-11 c1-1d c1-23 c1-4 c1-8f c1-8g c1-8h c1-b c1-c c1-8i c1-8j c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"ContentCard\"><div class=\"x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-17 c1-18 c1-19 c1-1a c1-1b c1-1c c1-8u c1-8v c1-8w c1-8x c1-8y c1-8z c1-90 c1-91 c1-92 c1-93 c1-94 c1-95 c1-96 c1-97 c1-98 c1-99 c1-9a c1-9b c1-9c c1-9d c1-9e c1-9f c1-9g c1-9h c1-9i c1-9j c1-9k c1-9l c1-9m c1-9n c1-9o c1-9p c1-4 c1-43 c1-b c1-59 c1-c c1-1f c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g x-rt\" data-ux=\"ContentCardText\" data-aid=\"VIDEO_DESCRIPTION_RENDERED2\" data-typography=\"BodyAlpha\"><p>Pastor Larry Kirkpatrick explores extent of the business meeting and its authority.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f854c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f854c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4832f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4832f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/If7uVH6Vdm4?list=PL11eFpZjGqt4gCaxkUC3XthWWvy5MS07Z&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a59a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a59a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limits of Pastoral Authority\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcefd75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcefd75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x-el x-el-div c1-1 c1-2 c1-41 c1-43 c1-44 c1-88 c1-z c1-2z c1-89 c1-4q c1-8a c1-b c1-c c1-9q c1-9r c1-8b c1-8c c1-8d c1-8e c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"GridCell\"><div id=\"0460eef1-5ff0-4098-8f0d-67c9eca4f8c9\" class=\"x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-t c1-10 c1-5q c1-11 c1-1d c1-23 c1-4 c1-8f c1-8g c1-8h c1-b c1-c c1-8i c1-8j c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"ContentCard\"><div class=\"x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-17 c1-18 c1-19 c1-1a c1-1b c1-1c c1-8u c1-8v c1-8w c1-8x c1-8y c1-8z c1-90 c1-91 c1-92 c1-93 c1-94 c1-95 c1-96 c1-97 c1-98 c1-99 c1-9a c1-9b c1-9c c1-9d c1-9e c1-9f c1-9g c1-9h c1-9i c1-9j c1-9k c1-9l c1-9m c1-9n c1-9o c1-9p c1-4 c1-43 c1-b c1-59 c1-c c1-1f c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g x-rt\" data-ux=\"ContentCardText\" data-aid=\"VIDEO_DESCRIPTION_RENDERED3\" data-typography=\"BodyAlpha\"><p>Pastor Larry Kirkpatrick explores the extent of pastoral authority in the church.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0766ab6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0766ab6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73fe0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c73fe0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Vt0E_7w-lDw?list=PL11eFpZjGqt4gCaxkUC3XthWWvy5MS07Z&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57455d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57455d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limits of Conference Authority\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7aea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b7aea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"9819f101-c2c8-40fa-a50a-4a63e993bb16\" class=\"widget widget-video widget-video-video-5\"><div id=\"9819f101-c2c8-40fa-a50a-4a63e993bb16\" class=\"x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-3 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" role=\"region\" data-ux=\"Widget\"><div><section class=\"x-el x-el-section c1-1 c1-2 c1-3 c1-h c1-i c1-b c1-c c1-l c1-m c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"Section\"><div class=\"x-el x-el-div c1-1 c1-2 c1-v c1-w c1-x c1-y c1-z c1-b c1-c c1-13 c1-d c1-14 c1-e c1-15 c1-f c1-16 c1-g\" data-ux=\"Container\"><div class=\"x-el x-el-div c1-1 c1-2 c1-10 c1-41 c1-42 c1-80 c1-1a c1-81 c1-82 c1-83 c1-12 c1-b c1-c c1-84 c1-85 c1-86 c1-87 c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"Grid\"><div class=\"x-el x-el-div c1-1 c1-2 c1-41 c1-43 c1-44 c1-88 c1-z c1-2z c1-89 c1-4q c1-8a c1-b c1-c c1-9q c1-9r c1-8b c1-8c c1-8d c1-8e c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"GridCell\"><div id=\"99b8f5d3-e75f-4e92-b0e5-0be0091fb4c4\" class=\"x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-t c1-10 c1-5q c1-11 c1-1d c1-23 c1-4 c1-8f c1-8g c1-8h c1-b c1-c c1-8i c1-8j c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g\" data-ux=\"ContentCard\"><div class=\"x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-17 c1-18 c1-19 c1-1a c1-1b c1-1c c1-8u c1-8v c1-8w c1-8x c1-8y c1-8z c1-90 c1-91 c1-92 c1-93 c1-94 c1-95 c1-96 c1-97 c1-98 c1-99 c1-9a c1-9b c1-9c c1-9d c1-9e c1-9f c1-9g c1-9h c1-9i c1-9j c1-9k c1-9l c1-9m c1-9n c1-9o c1-9p c1-4 c1-43 c1-b c1-59 c1-c c1-1f c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g x-rt\" data-ux=\"ContentCardText\" data-aid=\"VIDEO_DESCRIPTION_RENDERED4\" data-typography=\"BodyAlpha\"><p>Pastor Larry Kirkpatrick addresses limitations on the authority of the conference president.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce587e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ce587e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e084476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e084476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARTICLES THAT CORRESPOND tO THE FIRST THREE VIDEOS ABOVE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6628d94 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6628d94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bf44e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0bf44e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd2ca2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fd2ca2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c5141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3c5141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Authority Rests in the Membership\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b96be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2b96be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-569\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-1.webp 776w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-1-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-1-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1dc1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc1dc1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<a class=\"x-el x-el-a c1-1z c1-20 c1-7a c1-17 c1-18 c1-2v c1-22 c1-7s c1-b c1-2x c1-29 c1-2y c1-2b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fulcrum7.com\/blog\/2023\/8\/3\/resisting-church-authority-abuse-part-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In this article,<\/a> Larry Kirkpatrick writes, &#8220;Where does authority reside in the Church? In the membership.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ce18f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89ce18f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188742d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"188742d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d20d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d20d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Authority of<br> the Board\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c548ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c548ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-2.webp 776w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-2-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-2-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed43156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed43156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"x-el x-el-a c1-1z c1-20 c1-7a c1-17 c1-18 c1-2v c1-22 c1-7s c1-b c1-2x c1-29 c1-2y c1-2b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fulcrum7.com\/blog\/2023\/8\/11\/resisting-church-authority-abuse-2-who-are-the-watchmen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In this article,<\/a>\u00a0Larry Kirkpatrick says &#8221; The church board is not a power to itself. It\u2019s meetings should be open to the membership of the congregation except in rare cases. \u00a0Church members who are not serving on the church board can sit in and listen to a board meeting. \u00a0With permission, a non-board member may be allowed to address the board. \u00a0The board is established by the membership to facilitate the ministry of the local church, not to rule over the membership, just as a pastor works in cooperation with the membership to facilitate the ministry of the local church, not to rule over the membership&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a99ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26a99ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eab9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eab9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Business Meeting and what's its Authority<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03237b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03237b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-2.webp 776w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-2-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/authority-2-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8905762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8905762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<a class=\"x-el x-el-a c1-1z c1-20 c1-7a c1-17 c1-18 c1-2v c1-22 c1-7s c1-b c1-2x c1-29 c1-2y c1-2b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fulcrum7.com\/blog\/2023\/8\/20\/resisting-church-authority-abuse-3-church-member-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In this article<\/a><a class=\"x-el x-el-a c1-1z c1-20 c1-7a c1-17 c1-18 c1-2v c1-22 c1-7s c1-b c1-2x c1-29 c1-2y c1-2b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fulcrum7.com\/blog\/2023\/8\/11\/resisting-church-authority-abuse-2-who-are-the-watchmen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">,<\/a>\u00a0Larry Kirkpatrick clarifies, &#8220;The church \u201cin business\u201d is every occasion when the church membership votes directly on a matter. \u00a0The church \u201cin business\u201d actually meets much more often than it may seem&#8230;\u00a0Every time your congregation, at the beginning of the church service has a first or second reading or votes a membership transfer, you are acting \u201cin business.\u201d &#8230; 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