Recently I received an excellent question from the reader of this blog. This is the question:

I am part of a small congregation that started out as a Bible Study
group.  At the current time, the leader has full control of all aspects
of the group/congregation, from time and place of worship/study, music,
finances, etc.  Maybe I’m wrong, but I have suggested that I do not
believe that to be a healthy situation.  As we continue to grow, I
believe we should have a form of leadership structure besides one person
being solely responsible.  Would you share with me your leadership
structure model and also your Shabbot worship schedule.  Thank you for
your time.

What follows is my answer this question.

Like a slow moving yet intense grass fire, interest in the biblical or Hebrew roots of the Christian faith is spreading globally. Sadly, suppression of this movement’s pro-Torah message has become institutionalized in traditional Christianity since the fourth century onward. Additionally, many non-biblical, even pagan traditions have mixed into mainstream Christianity. What’s more, most churches refuse to detach themselves from these unbiblical doctrines of men and to reorientate themselves along purely biblical lines, which the biblical roots movement purports to embrace. Because of prevailing conditions in the church system, many people are exiting the churches in search of a religious experience that is truer to the biblical truth. These factors are the impetus behind the spread of the biblical or Hebrew roots movement. This is a fulfillment of Malachi’s prophecy that in the end times before the second coming of Yeshua YHVH’s people would remember the Torah of Moses they had forgotten, and turn their hearts back to the spiritual (biblical) fathers of their faith (Mal 4:1–6). Continue reading →