With the recent United Sates Supreme Court redefining marriage, Bible-believing churches will face legal challenges to no longer obey Jesus Christ in maintaining the Biblical definition of marriage.
Trusted attorneys Michael and Jonathan Whitehead, father and son, are available to help churches be wise and prepared in facing the upcoming legal challenges.
For starters, visit www.thewhiteheadfirm.com. Clicking on the tab “Church and Law,” helpful sub points there are (1) “Human Sex and Wed Policy,” (2) “Guide/Marriage Policies,” and (3) ”Preventive Legal Audit.”
Jonathan Whitehead’s website is www.WhiteheadLawLLC.com.
The Whitehead Firm cannot practice law by phone, but they have a long track record themselves – or being available to the church’s attorney – in being prepared to practice preventive law. “The worst thing a church can say when legally challenged is to say ‘We don’t have anything written down!’” Good solid and legally defensible statements in the church’s Article of Incorporation, Constitution and By-law can be made ready well in advance.
Dr. Phillip R. Hunter, Senior Pastor of the West (St. Louis) County Community Church (www.jesusisenough.org) … and featured Bible teacher on “Thinking God” Radio (www.thinkinggod.org) … a short time before this radio interview has taken steps with his church in following the counsel of The Whitehead Firm.
For more than a decade the Whitehead Firm has been the legal representatives of the 1,900 member churches of the Missouri Baptist Convention. Also they have served the Southern Baptist Convention, and the SBC Ethics and Religions liberty Commission. In addition they report that “Our law firm supports and cooperates with public interest law firms such as Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF); American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) [with Jay Sekulow] ; Christian Legal Society (CLS), and Liberty Counsel (LC), as well as many others.”
Further: “Our law firm has prepared some Preventive Law Policies for Churches and ministries, which you can copy from our website free of charge. Share freely with other pastors and church friends as you wish. Call our firm if your church needs help incorporating these policies into your church’s governing documents. The website is here: http://tinyurl.com/pk4fd4d and http://tinyurl.com/p674b45 .”
The Whiteheads, themselves followers of Jesus who believe God’s word, especially in these trying times, want to “help the church continue to be church” – not being afraid — in moving forward in pleasing God and doing His will.