Resolving the dichotomy brings the unity of the church. The primary challenge is how the differences will be resolved. The role of the leadership in addressing these disparities. The leaders should put the right processes in place that will help in dealing with the differences. However, the means alone will not be enough, and it may require discernment of the spirit among us (Shirley, 2008). The Bible reminds that a church will never lack dichotomy and conflicts when they are on a genuine mission of their discipleship. The leadership of the church is left with no option but to devise means of ensuring that our diversity holds us together.
There is diversity in Christian beliefs on discipleship (Beagles, 2012). There are ways to which we can point on the rich heritage of Christian leaders, whom we may confuse as our endorsement of faith. With some few people who do not accept that, the belief of different people of discipleship will always conflict. If one group of Christians version of discipleship conflict with another, it should be resolved to reduce the dichotomy and conflicts in today’s church.
The purpose of the ministries is not to separate the empires and the Christians. It should not segregate the Christians based on petty doctrines (Beagles, 2009). Again, the purpose of the church is not to create denomination. Ministry has the primary duty of bringing the unity in the church. It should be unity of the Christ in whole, and not only to our followers. If the today’s ministries are not advocating for this type of unity, then is not a true part of Jesus Christ’s mission. The church leaders should not diversify the function of Christ, by justifying their small group.
References
Beagles, K. (2009). The validity of the Growing Disciples in Community model among adolescents in Seventh-day Adventist schools in North America.
Beagles, K. (2012). Growing disciples in community. Christian Education Journal, 91, 148-164.
Shirley, C. (2008). It takes a church to make a disciple: An integrative model of discipleship for the local church. Southwestern Journal of Theology, 50(2), 207-224.
