Decision-Making in churches

Here is something that Robert Greenleaf would have enjoyed discussing:

From the point of view of this article, it seems that there is quite a debate forming within the Southern Baptist church regarding the authority to make decisions. Many are frustrated with classic congregationalism and are turning instead to an 'elder-led' form of leadership. There are several reasons for it and the article does a good job of covering some of the difficulities in the various types of leadership seen within the Southern Baptist church today.

The best line is the last one: "Rather than sniping at each other, we ought to enter into serious conversations about these issues as Southern Baptists." Greenleaf, I'm sure, would agree!