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HOW DOES A CHURCH FUNCTION WITHOUT ELDERS?

A Church Without Elders Can a Church Exist Without Elders? Churches in Crete lacked something when they did not have elders Titus 1:5 Wisdom of God’s plan Ephesians 3:10-11 The churches in Galatia did exist without elders until Paul and Barnabas appointed them Acts 14:23 How does a church function without elders? Matt. 18:15-20, Acts 6:1-6 and Acts 15:1-30

How Can A Church Function Without Elders? Distributive function of members All Christians are to look out for each other Hebrews 12:14-16 All Christians are to encourage each other Hebrews 3:12-13 All Christians are to assemble to encourage each other Hebrews 10:24-25

How Can A Church Function Without Elders? Distributive function of members All Christians give as prospered 1 Cor. 16:1-2 All Christians withdraw their company from marked brethren 1 Cor. 5:9-13 All Christians are to do what they can for the Lord & for each other Ephesians 4:16 Follow the authority of the head which is Christ Eph. 4:15

How Can A Church Function Without Elders? Collective action of the local church The church met to take care of church business Acts 6:2-6 Apostles called the meeting v.2 Everyone attended v.2 The apostles gave the guidelines for selecting deacons v.3

How Can A Church Function Without Elders? Collective action of the local church Acts 6:2-6 Apostles explain why v.2,4 (communication) Everyone cooperated (was pleased) in the selection of the men v.5 The apostles appointed the deacons v.6

How Can A Church Function Without Elders? Collective action of the local church Acts 15:1-30 Church at Antioch (brethren in v.1) sent Paul & Barnabas to apostles & elders in Jerusalem about dispute over Judaism v.2-3 Not a regional council Not to learn doctrine (Paul already had it) It served to confirm the word in Paul Jerusalem was the source of the problem v.1,5, especially v.24

How Can A Church Function Without Elders? Collective action of the local church Acts 15:1-30 Met with the church and apostles & elders v.4 Some Pharisees in the church spoke v.5 Apostles & elders met about this v.6 There was much dispute v.7 (see v.5) Peter spoke

How Can A Church Function Without Elders? Collective action of the local church Acts 15:1-30 Multitude was silent after Peter spoke v.12 Paul & Barnabas spoke James offered a solution v Apostles, elders, with whole church pleased to send letter and men as a solution v.22, 23-25

“Business Meetings” With or without elders Acts 6, Acts 15 Whole church assembled for church business Women silent in the churches 1 Cor. 14: Men and brethren = male brethren that spoke On spiritual matters of judgment, elders still make the final decisions

“Business Meetings” On spiritual matters of judgment, elders still make the final decisions On nonspiritual matters of judgment, submit to each other Eph. 5:21, experts 1 Cor. 16:14-16, younger men to older men 1 Peter 5:5, women to men 1 Cor. 14:34 not majority rule, not minority rule, but united spiritual maturity rule 1 Cor. 1:10- 13