The older converts are discipled by Bible talk leaders. The Bible talk leaders are discipled by zone evangelists. The zone evangelists are discipled by Kip McKean and the elders. McKean is the absolute leader. This type of authoritarian leadership is not supported by Scripture.
Baptism equals salvation.
As mentioned earlier, the Boston Church agrees with the mainline Church of Christ on basic doctrine. Generally, the Boston Church is in agreement that the member must be baptized by the Church of Christ by immersion to receive his or her salvation. However, the Boston Church goes one step further and says that the member must be a disciple in order for his or her baptism to count for salvation. There are many ways for abuse to become a controlling element in a church body. Later we will look at specific ways one can avoid deception.