Pros and cons of Congregationalism

Baptists are congregationalists. Congregationalism is a pure democracy, that is, government by the people under the absolute Lordship of their King of kings Jesus Christ, of God Himself.

The pros and cons of congregationalism are:

Pros:
1. Congregationalism is scriptural. (Matt 20:25-26; 1 Pet 5:3)
2. Discourages centralization.

Cons:
1. If members are not faithfully walking closely with the Lord, congregationalism may breed strife, confusion, and division.
2. The majority is usually right in decision-making if they are walking closely with the Lord. However, if they fail to obey God in their daily personal walk, the vote of the majority in the church matters may not be the good will of the Lord. The church may eventually be led astray, if they do not get back on track promptly.