Gatherings & Ordinances
Thoughts on Gatherings & Ordinances from The Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on the Gospel by Mark Dever and Paul Alexander
Sunday morning service - this is where we read, preach, pray, sing, and see the Word of God together every week.
Member meetings - Another important measure to take is to distribute the agenda a week in advance so that people can look it over, pray through it, and even air their concerns with you or the chairman in private so that the public meeting is not peppered with thoughtless, divisive, or combative questions.
When we have baptisms at our church, we place them at the end of the morning service because that is when the maximum number of members and visitors will be present to observe.