Polity: Serving and Leading the Local Church

Sovereign Grace Perspectives

by Dave Harvey, C.J. Mahaney

Polity is unavoidable; all churches organize themselves into some form of government. Like most church associations, Sovereign Grace Ministries has a defined form of church government based upon our best attempts at biblical theology. Here is a brief discussion of three principles that form the foundation for local-church polity within Sovereign Grace

Plurality among Elders
The Senior Pastor
Partnership with Apostolic Ministry

54 pages, Booklet

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

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Dave Harvey is senior pastor of Covenant Fellowship Church (Glen Mills, PA), part of a family of churches called Sovereign Grace Ministries. He received his Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care from Westminster Theological Seminary. Dave lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Kimm, and their four children.