A common phrase in the Bible is referring to someone as king of kings. Kingdoms that are so big and so vast that central rule is impossible. So empires were broken up into smaller segments where kings could rule and reign under the authority of the king of kings. All were kings, with one king of kings.
This idea made me wonder if pastor Mitchell's idea of a fellowship of self governing churches was not a genius idea. Instead of having a central bureaucracy that runs everything, lets have many loosely connected local churches with an over arching structure simply to help support and sustain the local churches in their area.
Looking at bigger churches who are building enormous conference centers makes no sense unless it is in the context of king of kings structure. We need conferences to keep us on track. We need someone to coordinate between pastors and churches. We do not do this for the ego of the big church pastor. We do it because someone needs to oversee what is happening in a regional setting. There needs to be a clearing house for funds to support missionaries and pioneers. Church planting happens at regional conferences.
It was never the intention that everyone in the Fellowship would go to Prescott for conference. There is not a building big enough to handle that. In our Fellowship there are conferences held just for you and just for your area. You do not need a passport or a visa to attend your area conference. And the cost is much less if travel is not involved. Instead of traveling to Prescott, why not put your travel money in your area conference for world evangelism.
We have our south Texas conference coming up soon. If you are in south Texas, we hope to see you here!
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