What is Churchmanship?
A while back I mentioned the word "Churchmanship" and had several people ask what I meant by that word; so, here's my attempt to explain. Churchmanship is the craft of skill of being a churchman. What then is a churchman? A churchman is one who thinks about the good of the Church. A churchman is a pastor who, when a member of a sister congregation comes to see him, directs that member back to his or her home church and to a conversation with the pastor of that church. A churchman is a pastor who encourages members of a sister congregation to be faithful in serving that congregation. A churchman is a layperson who loves sister congregations in addition to his or her own congregation and encourages them to be faithful to the Word of God. A churchman is a pastor who, when he notices that a member of a sister congregation has attended his congregation for two weeks straight, calls the pastor of that sister congregation to let him know what is happening. He al...