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The Mill Yard Women and the Counter-Cultural Witness of the Church

December 31, 2018

The church has always been a counter-cultural witness to the world. We normally think of the church’s witness in her preaching and good works, and rightly so. But sometimes, it’s her very structure and polity which bear witness to God’s kingdom here in this world.

We see this in the story of the Mill Yard Seventh Day Baptist Church in the 19th century. Founded in the 1600s this church had dwindled just to seven women by the 1820s, and they were without a minister. 

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Article Written by: geoff chang
In Modern Era Tags Congregationalism, Church Membership

Meaningful Membership at Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle

January 22, 2018

In 1854, when Charles Spurgeon began pastoring at the New Park Street Chapel, he had a handful of deacons assisting him and a membership of 313 (though the actual attendance was much smaller). In just twelve weeks, they outgrew their space and began making plans to enlarge their building. But as soon as that was done, they found themselves immediately once again in need of more space, and so began making plans to build a new building, which would eventually be the Metropolitan Tabernacle. However, more than just a space issue, Spurgeon found himself caring for a congregation that was beyond his capacity to shepherd.

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Article Written by: geoff chang
In Modern Era Tags Local Church, Church Elders, Church Membership, Congregationalism, Charles Spurgeon, Church Discipline
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