congregational

The United Pentecostal Church International Manual, the handbook by which UPCI churches and ministers operate, notes that the organization practices a "congregational form of church government." What does this mean? More importantly, what does the Bible say about church government?

Dr. David K. Bernard looks to the New Testament for clues on how churches should be organized, operated, and led, and how it compares with the leadership structure of the UPCI and its member congregations.

For more information on this topic, see Dr. Bernard's book The Apostolic Church in the Twenty-First Century, available at PentecostalPublishing.com. Visit UPCI.org/Statements-Archive to access the UPCI's official position paper titled "Church Government."

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Arnie and Fred begin this second episode about Repentance by discussing the need for restitution and restoration of ill-gotten gains. We look at the case of the tax collector, Zaccaeus and what he said he did in that regard and Jesus' response to that. We remind ourselves of what genuine repentance involves. We talk about a number of Bible examples in both the Old and New Testaments when inspired individuals state the requirement that individuals and nations repent of their sinful behavior, which leads us to understand that God views repentance as absolutely necessary. Take about 30 minutes to listen in on our discussion of this important subject. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript provided for this Buzzsprout episode.