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  • What Is A Biblical Elder?

    What Is A Biblical Elder?

    “The danger facing modern congregations is to read into the Scriptures our twenty-first-century ideas about church government. We have added plenty of bells and whistles: directors of mass media, pastors of recreation, Sunday School committees, boards of directors, not to mention all the seminars and books that tell churches ‘how to do it.’ The drive…

  • The Unmet Need In Most Churches According to Scripture- multiple biblical elders

    The Unmet Need In Most Churches According to Scripture- multiple biblical elders

    “There were a couple of good, quiet, godly men who usually rallied the group. But few seemed to have the ability to look at God’s Word and heed its instruction for giving shape to the church. Inertia had set in years earlier. Uncertainty about the future had frozen the leaders and the congregation. I was…

  • Dear Leader, part 5 (Pastors?)

    Dear Leader, part 5 (Pastors?)

    This exercise is a continuation of a series we started at Grace with our leadership while I served as interim there. For those who are not pastors or deacons, but who lead in some capacity in any arena of life, these books are a tremendous resource in Scripture. I encourage all of those who would…