Jim Sayers of the Association of Grace Baptist Churches (SE) writes: How has your church handled disagreements over politics, especially since the pandemic?
This is a huge issue for American Christians, but it can also affect churches here in Britain. Jonathan Leeman, Editorial Director at 9Marks and one of the pastors of Cheverly Baptist Church near Washington DC, tackled this hot potato in the first session at the Association Day Conference run by AGBC(SE) on 7 October. He challenged us to lower our expectations of others, recognise what a church is and what unites it, and what belongs to Christian freedom in terms of Romans 14, while resting in Christ’s certain victory in the New Creation.
In another session he explored meaningful church membership, describing each local church as an embassy of heaven, where we hear the accent of heaven in loving one another, the passports are issued in baptism, and the Lord’s Supper shares the cuisine of heaven.
