Gleanings in the Church Order (2): The Assemblies

Introduction We have already established that order in the church is important. As a reminder, Article 1 of the Church Order mentions four things—“offices, assemblies, supervision of doctrine, sacraments, and ceremonies, and Christian discipline”—that are “For the maintenance of good order in the church of Christ." In Part One, we discussed offices. Today, we address assemblies. The Assemblies An assembly, specifically an ecclesiastical assembly, is a gathering of officebearers. The church...