The Hinge

One of the early offices of the Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pa. was that of the
Hinge. This was someone whose task was to examine “everything and bring troublesome factors within the congregation into mutual accord without their first having to be taken up publicly in the congregation council.” -- (September 1742, The Bethlehem Diary, vol. 1, tr. by Kenneth Hamilton, p. 80).

The concept of the Hinge insightful. The quote in the paragraph above seems to have had each word chosen with care. This produced a single sentence packed with holy and practical concepts.

Do you think your local church would benefit from a Hinge or is it a dated concept?