Corporate Decision-Making in the Church of the New Testament

"[This] carefully examines the historical and cultural background of those New Testament passages that reflect corporate decision-making in the early Christian congregations. Clear and detailed exegesis of key sections of the book of Acts and well as 1 and 2 Corinthians demonstrate his conclusions. I was impressed by the author's familiarity with the literature written on his chosen subject. I highly recommend this book."

--Myron J. Houghton, Chair of the Department of Systematic Theology, Faith Baptist Theological Seminary



"Jeff Brown examines New Testament texts that relate to the specific interaction between Christian congregations and their leaders in the process of decision-making, and he also presents a wealth of information that provides background for and insight into his examination. Anyone who is serious about studying decision-making and leadership in the church will have to interact with this book."

--W. Edward Glenny, Professor of Greek and New Testament, Northwestern College



"Jeff Brown presents a strong biblical case that congregations in the New Testament were engaged in every level of decision-making. Whether electing leaders or enacting discipline, the normal practice was for the local assemblies to resolve issues in a corporate manner. I recommend Brown's work highly."

--Kenneth Keathley, Professor of Theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary