Inside the Secret World of Covenant Communities

Flaherty met weekly with his group to worship and discuss community teachings, as well as their personal lives. What started as a small group soon evolved into a network of local bodies, or “covenant communities,” running parallel but separate from the church, each with its own hierarchy and claims to authority, and each with its own vow of Christian community and obedience to God’s direct command. By 1980, Flaherty’s group was dubbed “Servants of Christ the King,” which was under the umbrella of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_God_(community)" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Word of God</a> community — groups often nested within each other as they grew to accommodate their flocks. In his community, Flaherty was advised by his pastoral leader, who reported to a district coordinator, who fell under the authority of a head coordinator. <a href="https://gen.medium.com/inside-the-secret-world-of-covenant-communities-e060fb997094">Visit Now</a>