Paul Carter, a Fellowship Pastor, writes for The Gospel Coalition Canada:
“Churches cannot plant other churches until they agree together who will preach the sermon, who will handle discipline and who will sit on the Board of Overseers. Denominations cannot run seminaries until they decide who they will admit to their MDiv programs, who they will prepare for pastoral ministry and what they will teach on matters of polity. Practically speaking, this means that seminaries and denominations will be required to achieve clarity as to what the term “complementarian” means and what that commitment entails at the congregational level.”
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“Complementarian churches recognize and safeguard the unique status of the sermon within the primary worship gathering as the primary delivery vehicle for authoritative teaching. Whereas complementarian churches may vary as to the permissibility of women teaching in other settings and providing non-authoritative exhortation during worship services, they will typically reserve a portion of the main assembly for a time of official teaching provided by one or more of the recognized oversight officers.”
To read the entire article: https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/ad-fontes/what-is-a-complementarian-church/
