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Originally Posted by alwayslearning
As I mentioned in a previous post, in my view, the relationship between "the work" and the church is the source of many problems in the LC system. Essentially the coworkers/fulltimers don't know their place and are not put in their place by the elders. The elders have abdicated their responsibility to shepherd the flock according to the local needs. The system allows the coworkers to run roughshod over the elders and the local churches.
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Let's take it a step further. In many many instances co-workers bear the responsibility of an elder. Whether or not they function as elders is another matter.
When ministry workers are also elders, which takes precedence over the other?
For example when there's a conflict of interest of the locality versus the work, which takes priority for the worker/elder? Is it taking care of the locality? Or is it making sure the locality lines up with the work?