![]() Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.” The first is verse 7: “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. The key texts for the apologetic for the network leadership style are in Hebrews 13. I will also show why it is unbiblical, illogical, and can only manifest itself in a spiritually abusive way that does more harm to the follower than the good that they are attempting to do, even if the follower has been conditioned to think that it has been beneficial to them. I believe that I can show in this essay a picture of the network philosophy of leadership in a way that they would agree with. ![]() At the heart of my own disagreement with the church network is the nature and scope of leadership between one man and another. SOME INITIAL CONTEXTįrom time-to-time, people have asked me why I and City Lights Church left the network of churches we’d been a part of for so long. Just like our readership, the contributors of have differing opinions and experiences with complementarianism. We recognize this reference may be difficult for some. NOTE: This article makes a brief reference to the doctrine of male headship, a theological belief related to complementarianism. Louis, Mo where he is a pastor, nor do they necessarily represent the views of. ![]() Jeff's views are his own and not the official position of City Lights Church in St. Listen to Sándor Paull's 2018 teaching " Followers Should Obey Their Leaders in All Matters" as an example of the kind of harmful teaching this article refutes. This article is presented as a refutation of the teachings which have contributed to systemic issues of spiritual abuse within The Network. Because of his history within The Network Jeff is uniquely positioned to collaborate with on this topic. The following article was written by Jeff Miller, a former lead pastor of ClearView Church (now called Foundation Church) in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, and City Lights Church in St.
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