Governance
Ordered withaccountability.
Our governance model seeks to serve the church faithfully through Scripture, the Church Order, shared responsibility, and careful oversight.
Structural Oversight
Understand how responsibility, care, and accountability are shared within the Biblical Reformed Church.
Annual General Meeting
A shared BRC forum for yearly reporting, coordinated deliberation, and accountability across local church councils.
- Receives yearly reports from local church councils
- Considers shared matters that extend beyond a single local council
- Is chaired rotationally by BRC ministers
- Supports coordinated accountability across the church
Our Governing Foundations
BRC governance is shaped by biblical conviction, confessional faithfulness, agreed church order, and accountable stewardship.
- The Word of God
- The Church Order and doctrinal standards
- The Biblical Reformed Church Trust Deed
- Presbyterial principles of equality, authority, and accountability
Within the Wider Reformed Church Order
The BRC’s local governance exists within a wider Reformed church-order tradition in which churches deliberate together through recognized ecclesiastical meetings. These assemblies express shared responsibility rather than a corporate hierarchy.
Church Council
Elders provide local oversight and deliberate on the life and care of the congregation.
Classis
Neighbouring churches meet through delegated representatives for mutual counsel and accountability.
Regional Synod
Churches in a region deliberate together on matters entrusted to the broader assembly.
General Synod
The broadest ecclesiastical assembly considers matters shared across the federation of churches.
Safeguarding the Church.
Good governance is not merely administrative. It supports faithful ministry, responsible stewardship, pastoral care, and transparent accountability within the life of the church.