The Breaking of the Bread is fundamental to the life of a disciple of the Lord Jesus. It has seen many changes over the centuries and has resulted in something today which is unrecognisably far away from the simplicity of the Lord’s words on the night before He went to Calvary: “Do this in remembrance of me.” The aim of this booklet is to challenge a generation of new believers to carefully examine this precious command of their Lord and to keep it, proclaiming His death until he comes.

This book explores the principles of church leadership that are set out in the New Testament and how they can be applied in practice today in Churches of God.CHAPTER ONE: RULE AND AUTHORITYCHAPTER TWO: ELDERS IN ISRAELCHAPTER THREE: APOSTLES, ELDERS AND PROPHETSCHAPTER FOUR: ELDERS IN EVERY CHURCHCHAPTER FIVE: ELDERS - BISHOPSCHAPTER SIX: THE WORK OF ELDERSCHAPTER SEVEN: THE CARE OF ALL THE CHURCHESCHAPTER EIGHT: THE PROCESS O...

This historical review traces the stages of a return journey which began with the reformation and led, we believe, to an important recovery of New Testament church truth at the end of the 19th century.