Consider the following passage as the existing pattern of their selection. (1) Acts 14:23 “And when they had ordained...
There are patterns in the New Testament but the leadership defined by conventional wisdom is surprisingly lacking in the...
It is often pointed out that every time the term is used, it is in the plural and therefore...
The word “elder” is translated from the Greek presbuteros, meaning an older man comparable to our word “senior”. The...
Paul used the word “overseer” in 1 Timothy 3 and the word “elders” in Titus 1:7 when giving a...
The term “elder” was not a title of an administrative position that focuses on the mundane affairs of the...
In our last post, we noticed how shepherds led by providing a living example. What is equally clear is...
We will see that the description of the men God gave the ekklesia in Ephesians 4:11 overlap each other. ...
“For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding (Proverbs 2:6)
The Bible is a book that records the divine plan of redemption from the fall to the fulfillment of the “last days.”
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1 Corinthians 12:27-30
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