The Anti-Hierarchical Article

Previous article in this series: May 15, 2010, p. 371. "No church shall in any way lord it over other churches, no minister over other ministers, no elder or deacon over other elders or deacons." Church Order, Article 84. Introduction The "Anti-Hierarchical Article," as it has often been called, has a long and honorable history in the Dutch Reformed churches. It was the very first article of the Church Order drafted by the very first regular synod of these churches, the Synod of Emden, 1571....