1. Elders, Deacons, and more...
Church Leadership
Elders, Deacons, and more...

2. Church Governance Often directed by:
Business, Politics, Church Tradition
Incorrect interpretation of Scripture
Baggage from past experiences
Personal Ambition or Abdication
Pragmatism
Extremism
Church Governance

3. Church Governance
"We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments in their original writing as fully inspired of God and accept them as the supreme and final authority for faith and life" (2Tim 3:16-17, Psalm 119:105, 1Pet1-2)

4. Church Governance
"We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments in their original writing as fully inspired of God and accept them as the supreme and final authority for faith and life" (2Tim 3:16-17, Psalm 119:105, 1Pet1-2)
being of one mind requires study, grappling, discussing, testing together (Act 17:11, Act 15, 2Tim 2:15, 1Tim5:22, 1Ti3:10)

5. Church Governance
Paul's Letter to Titus
The Apostle's duty 1:1-3
Appointing elders 1:5-8
The reason for doing so 3:1-7

6. The reason for doing so 3:1-7
Church Governance
Paul's Letter to Titus
The Apostle's duty 1:1-3
Appointing elders 1:5-8
The reason for doing so 3:1-7
He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit

7. Church Governance Why more elders? Strauch: Sharing the load,
Balancing weaknesses,
Being accountable

8. Church Governance Why more elders? Strauch: Sharing the load,
Balancing weaknesses,
Being accountable

9. Church Governance Offices of the Church NT evidence:
offices are: Elders and Deacons (Php 1:1-2 etc)

10. Church Governance Offices of the Church NT evidence:
offices are: Elders and Deacons (Php 1:1-2 etc)
but the Work of the Church is far greater than offices
cf Phile 1:1, 2, 10, 23-24, Philip 4:1, Rom 16:1f

11. Church Governance Offices of the Church
NT evidence:
offices are: Elders and Deacons (Php 1:1-2 etc)
but the Work of the Church is far greater than offices
cf Phile 1:1, 2, 10, 23-24, Philip 4:1, Rom 16:1f
Official Roles say ZERO about the significance or importance of the ministry being done (Eph 4:12f)

12. Elders, Deacons and More
Church Governance
Elders, Deacons and More
2 incorrect understandings of church governance

13. Elders & the Rest Church Governance Elders, Deacons and More
2 incorrect understandings of church governance
Elders
& the Rest
ELDERS are KING

14. The Rest Elders & the Rest Elders
Church Governance
Elders, Deacons and More
2 incorrect understandings of church governance
The Rest
Elders
& the Rest
Elders
ELDERS are KING
MEMBERS are KING

15. Elders, Deacons and More
Church Governance
Elders, Deacons and More
A correct understandings of church governance
Christ is King

16. Elders, Deacons and More
Church Governance
Elders, Deacons and More
A correct understandings of church governance SS D SS SS
SS: Servant-Saint C E SS SS SS SS SS C C SS SS C
Christ is King E SS SS E D SS

17. Elders, Deacons and More
Church Governance
Elders, Deacons and More
A correct understandings of church governance SS D SS SS SS
Elder: Pastoral Oversight over every member
Deacon: On-call servants to keep the church running
"Champion": Personal/ Project/ non-church-wide
and More C E SS SS SS SS SS C C SS SS C
Christ is King E SS SS E D SS