[drstevej]

***If there is disagreement between you and the others, who has ultimate authority?***

The elder board has authority over the congregation I serve. Actually, it works far better than you imagine.

A second church starting is not always bad.

As with any church, if the leaders are spiritually mature, godly men the result is blessing. If they are not mature and godly men and ignore plain teaching of the Bible (ex. biblical sexual morality), you have a disaster whether there is one or two churches. Right, Polycarp?

[Catholicguy]

A second church starting is not always bad. It does make sense. I mean, if there is disagreement over Doctrine, why not just start another Church? There can't be any objection to that.<>

[Polycarp]

if the leaders are spiritually mature, godly men the result is blessing. If they are not mature and godly men and ignore plain teaching of the Bible (ex. biblical sexual morality), you have a disaster whether there is one or two churches. Right, Polycarp?

I don't know. Depends on ones definition of "spiritually mature, godly men" I guess.

You would probably consider Calvin and other reformers to be spiritually mature, godly men. I would consider them to be ungodly men (at best.)