40 Questions about Elders and DeaconsKregel Academic - 270 pages Arranged in a Q & A format, this volume tackles the major questions that pastors, church leaders, and students ask about congregational church government, a topic of much interest in the church today. It provides readers with a clear analysis of key biblical passages, succinct answers (4-8 pages each), and discussion questions. The unique format of the book allows the reader to pick and choose what issues are most pertinent to their interests and needs. |
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... Antioch was facing a serious problem because some men had come down from Judea and were teaching that one had to be circumcised according to the custom of Moses in order to be saved (v. 1). This crisis forced the church. 1. So Peter Toon ...
... Antioch was facing a serious problem because some men had come down from Judea and were teaching that one had to be circumcised according to the custom of Moses in order to be saved (v. 1). This crisis forced the church. 1. So Peter Toon ...
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... Antioch to appeal to the Jerusalem church to call a council meeting so that this issue could be dealt with authoritatively. According to advocates of a hierarchical system, various churches sent representatives to Jerusalem. For example ...
... Antioch to appeal to the Jerusalem church to call a council meeting so that this issue could be dealt with authoritatively. According to advocates of a hierarchical system, various churches sent representatives to Jerusalem. For example ...
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... Antioch to send Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem was completely voluntary in nature. They were not summoned by the Jerusalem church. Rather, it was the church in Antioch that initiated the meeting. the Jerusalem Council Involved Unique ...
... Antioch to send Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem was completely voluntary in nature. They were not summoned by the Jerusalem church. Rather, it was the church in Antioch that initiated the meeting. the Jerusalem Council Involved Unique ...
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... Antioch because that is where Paul and Barnabas were disputing and debating with them. Thus, the council meeting in Jerusalem was prompted by the church in Antioch, who sent Paul, Barnabas, and others to speak with the apostles and ...
... Antioch because that is where Paul and Barnabas were disputing and debating with them. Thus, the council meeting in Jerusalem was prompted by the church in Antioch, who sent Paul, Barnabas, and others to speak with the apostles and ...
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... Antioch , Syria , and Cilicia ? If so , are these " decrees " binding on Christians today ? The difficulty of answering these questions has to do with the nature of the second prohibition — abstaining from sexual immorality . Of course ...
... Antioch , Syria , and Cilicia ? If so , are these " decrees " binding on Christians today ? The difficulty of answering these questions has to do with the nature of the second prohibition — abstaining from sexual immorality . Of course ...
Contents
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The Office of Elder | 59 |
B Questions Related to Qualifications | 107 |
What Are the Situational and Family Qualifications for an Elder? | 109 |
What Are the Moral Qualifications for an Elder? | 117 |
What Does It Mean That an Elder Must Be the Husband of One Wife? | 124 |
Must an Elder Be Married and Must His Children Be Believers? | 130 |
What Are the Advantages of Having a Plurality of Elders? | 183 |
Why Do So Few Churches Have a Plurality of Elders? | 188 |
How Does a Church Transition to a Plurality of Elders? | 192 |
Questions Related to the Selecting Ordaining Paying and Removing of Elders | 197 |
How Should Elders Be Selected? | 199 |
Should Elders Have Terms or Serve for Life? | 204 |
Should Elders Be Ordained? | 209 |
Should Elders Be Paid? | 214 |
What Are the Reasons for Affirming That Women Can Be Elders? | 135 |
What Are the Reasons for Affirming That Women Cannot Be Elders? Part 1 | 142 |
What Are the Reasons for Affirming That Women Cannot Be Elders? Part 2 | 150 |
Questions Related to the Plurality of Elders | 159 |
Should Each Church Have a Plurality of Elders? | 161 |
How Many Elders Should Each Congregation Have? | 166 |
What Is the Relationship Between Staff Members and Elders? | 169 |
Should There Be an Equality Parity Among the Elders? | 173 |
How Should the Elders Make Decisions? | 178 |
What Should Be Done If an Elder Is Caught in Sin? | 219 |
The Office of Deacon | 225 |
What Is the Background of the New Testament Deacon? | 227 |
What Are the Qualifications for a Deacon? | 233 |
What Is the Role of a Deacon? | 238 |
What Is the Relationship Between the Office of Deacon and | 244 |
Is It Important to Use the Titles Elder and Deacon? | 259 |
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Popular passages
Page 136 - There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Page 121 - People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Page 55 - And we beseech you. brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you ; 13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
Page 91 - Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 260 - But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brethren. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Page 92 - He shall gather the lambs with His arm and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Page 147 - You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.