Local church governance has long been a source of confusion and debate among believers. How should churches be structured? Who holds authority under Christ? What is the correct tension between elder rule and congregational democracy? In this episode, John Musyimi, senior pastor at Northpoint Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya, joins Tommie as they explore the biblical model of elder-led congregationalism as a balanced alternative to both authoritarian elder rule and chaotic congregational democracy. This requires mature believers who understand their complementary roles, with elders earning trust through faithful shepherding, and congregations maintaining a posture of willing submission to godly leadership, all under Christ’s supreme authority as revealed in Scripture. Here is Episode 56 of Imprint Out Loud.