Our goal: Establish a Biblical, genuine assembly of Remnant believers. The objective is to follow the Bible alone for everything concerning both doctrine and practice. Hold firm on essential doctrine, while being gracious and loving regarding minor differences in nonessential matters. As we allow our Lord teach, even such differences may become part of Remnant Bible Church consensus. As a starting point, please refer to the “We Teach” section of this website.
Many Christians are not active in a church. Whether in Bible studies, one-on-one meetings, small groups or even larger online assemblies, the Bible’s teachings on fellowship can be achieved with today’s available digital tools. Face-to-face meetings are best. But online is sufficient, and Remnant Bible Church aims to demonstrate that it is a viable approach. Starting out, meetings will be held in English.
Let’s talk: If you do not have a church, please reach out for further discussion. Please reach out to Barry Foster at barry@remnant.icu. Alternatively, feel free to text or call (425) 758-0128.
Approach: Use online, digital tools that can facilitate genuine fellowship and partnership in the Lord Jesus Christ. If the Apostle Paul were alive today, there is no doubt he would leverage available technology to plant churches.
New Church Plant: Remnant Bible Church is a new church plant. If the Lord is willing, the objective is to establish a local fellowship that leverages online, face-to-face technologies to help genuine Remnant believers connect real-time. Still in learning mode, but
Plural Eldership (servant leader model): If you meet the Biblical qualifications for church elders and believe that the Holy Spirit may be calling you into service in the effort to establish Remnant Bible Church, please contact Barry Foster. We’ll schedule an online meeting for further exploration.
Barry Foster — barry@remnant.icu, (425) 758-0128
Qualifications for Elders
- A genuine, born-again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ
- Agreement with the purpose and “We Teach” for Remnant Bible Church
- Ability and willingness to trust the Bible alone for everything in doctrine and practice
- Willingness and ability to serve in the model of a servant-leader, while adamantly rejecting command-and-control exhibited in most local churches.
- Willingness and ability to serve without any form of compensation.
- Christian men only: “I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.” (1 Timothy 2:12, LSB)
Jesus’ Command: “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:25–28, LSB)
1 Timothy 3 Qualifications: “It is a trustworthy saying: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work. An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but considerate, peaceable, free from the love of money; leading his own household well, having his children in submission with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to lead his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the devil. And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.” (1 Timothy 3:1–7, LSB)
Titus 1 Qualifications: “For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you—if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.” (Titus 1:5–9, NKJV)
1 Peter 5 Qualifications: “Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, overseeing not under compulsion, but willingly, according to God; and not for dishonest gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over those allotted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.” (1 Peter 5:1–4, LSB)