How to Evaluate a Church

Julian Zelizer: I think we're in a season or a time in the church right now that's really somewhat of a crisis with scandal after scandal coming out. The not having an elder board and having an advisory board with, I'm guessing, really had no teeth or accountability. Look at the bylaws. Do you have bylaws? How is a pastor, senior pastor going to be removed? Is that spelled out in your bylaws? Finances, do you know how much your senior pastor makes? And I don't care if you're at a small church, a large church, whatever. To me, the fact that religious nonprofits and churches don't have to reveal what