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 I have great friends who are co-pastors of churches... |
roughridercog |
And they do remendous ministry, but I have to ask a polity question.
Is our church government set up for co-pastors and who makes the final decision if there is a disagreement about what to do? Or can they be co-pastor in name only while one must have the position of senior pastor?
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| My wife and i are co pastors of our church |
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That said, she has credentials and a portfolio of responsibility. We are not cog. But technically I am the lead/sr. Pastor who is chairman of the official board and i have a vote while she does not. So, while we operate as co-pastors, as far as govt. goes we are not. (But you'd best believe she has input on important decisions  ). |
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| Re: My wife and i are co pastors of our church |
roughridercog |
| Dunamis007 wrote: | | That said, she has credentials and a portfolio of responsibility. We are not cog. But technically I am the lead/sr. Pastor who is chairman of the official board and i have a vote while she does not. So, while we operate as co-pastors, as far as govt. goes we are not. (But you'd best believe she has input on important decisions ). |
That is great. But for sake of discussion, I am asking for clarity within the polity of the Church of God. Is there provision for it in our polity or does it need to be addressed?
What about co-pastors who not a married couple such as two brothers, father-son, just two ministers? Could it create a polity problem?
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| Re: I have great friends who are co-pastors of churches... |
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| roughridercog wrote: | And they do remendous ministry, but I have to ask a polity question.
Is our church government set up for co-pastors and who makes the final decision if there is a disagreement about what to do? Or can they be co-pastor in name only while one must have the position of senior pastor? |
I don’t see how that (two perfectly equal co-pastors of one congregation) would work in the CoG, or in any other form of polity, either, really. I don’t think the CoG Minutes provide for co-pastoring, if by that you mean anything more than a husband-and-wife team that works together. Even that would not technically be co-pastoring, if you mean equal power sharing. It seems to be a kind of trend recently for husband-and-wife teams to be referred to as co-pastors, or at least as “Pastors Joe and Mary Smith†on the marquee. But when it comes down to it, they are not exactly coequal. |
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| Re: I have great friends who are co-pastors of churches... |
roughridercog |
| Quiet Wyatt wrote: | | roughridercog wrote: | And they do remendous ministry, but I have to ask a polity question.
Is our church government set up for co-pastors and who makes the final decision if there is a disagreement about what to do? Or can they be co-pastor in name only while one must have the position of senior pastor? |
I don’t see how that (two perfectly equal co-pastors of one congregation) would work in the CoG, or in any other form of polity, either, really. I don’t think the CoG Minutes provide for co-pastoring, if by that you mean anything more than a husband-and-wife team that works together. Even that would not technically be co-pastoring, if you mean equal power sharing. It seems to be a kind of trend recently for husband-and-wife teams to be referred to as co-pastors, or at least as “Pastors Joe and Mary Smith†on the marquee. But when it comes down to it, they are not exactly coequal. |
One can't help but wonder how many problems it creates.
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When I see it at COG churches, I think of it as 'In name only'. I think QW said it a Trendy thing, I agree.
But in reality, if they are actually co-pastors which would indicate 'equal status' not assistant, etc. Yes it could cause problems if both were a little head strong.... 
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