THE WORK OF ELDERS


Eldership is not an office to which one is elected but a ministry one is called on to do. The work of an elders is clearly spelled out in the Scriptures. From the previously provided studies of biblical mandates for elders owrk at organizing and cataloging your own position on eldership.


Now do the work of discerning and interpreting the work of elders as represented in these aforementioned Scriptures.
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Primary Tasks:                                            Scripture

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Cautions:                                                 Scripture

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Warnings to Others Concerning Them:                       Scripture

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Questions to Discuss:                                     Scripture


1. What things are elders NOT to do?                  ___________________          
                                                                                
2. Can a woman be an elder?                           ___________________       
                                                                                
3. How are they to be chosen?                         ___________________       
                                                                                
4. Who is the primary example for elders to follow?   ___________________       
   

How Others are to Relate
  • Worthy of double honor
  • Give to support of
  • Rebuke not an elder
  • Treat him as a brother
  • Receive not an accusation except with 2-3 witnesses
  • Submit yourselves to them
  • Call for elders to pray
  • Obey them (Heb 13)
  • Submit to them (Heb 13)
Negative Considerations
  • Not given to wine
  • Not brawler
  • Not striker
  • Not greedy
  • Not covetous
  • Not a novice
  • Not soon angry
  • Not self-willed
Character Qualifications
  • Desire office of overseer
  • Be hospitable
  • Love good people
  • Apt to teach
  • Tea totaler
  • Well disciplined
  • Well behaved
  • Patient
  • Good testimony
  • Obedient children
  • Good wife
  • Rules house well
  • Above reproach
  • Blameless
  • Holy
  • Just
Tasks or Duties
  • Review matters of church policy
  • Send out missionaries
  • Appoint deacons/leaders
  • Pray for sick
  • Anoint with oil
  • Care for the church
  • Steward of the church
  • Watch for their souls
  • Convince contradictors
  • Teach
  • Exhort
  • Rule well
  • Make decisions
  • Argue and convince
  • Labor in Word
  • Labor in doctrine