An important debate in the Christian church today is the biblically correct form of church government. Charismatic churches tend to emphasise a strong leadership model consisting of one or a few leaders. This leadership model may have very little checks and balances, or not existing at all. To some extent this emphasis is a reaction to the democratic model which dominates many Calvinistic or other traditional evangelical churches. However, this emphasis is based on an inadequate understanding of biblical leadership. Apart from that, such emphasis on strong leadership may easily deteriorate into an excessive use and even abuse of power in the church. In this article I will elaborate on this subject.

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