Elders and Deacons (Revised) (2003) (edit title/settings)

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• Introduction

  1. Historical Background
  Who are Church Leaders?
  The Elders of Israel
  Leaders of the New Testament Church
  After the Apostles
  1 Clement
  The Shepherd of Hermas
  Didache
  Igantius
  Polycarp

  2. The Pattern for Church Organization
  Apostolic Model
  Departing from the Model
  Terms Used for Elders in the New Testament
  James and the Jerusalem Church

  3. Context and Purpose of the Text
  Historical Context
  Chronological Summary
  The Elders and Sound Doctrine

  4. Elder Qualifications
  The Texts
  The Six Qualifications
  First Qualification: Character
  (1) Self-control
  (2) Discipline
  (3) Temperate
  (4) Not quick tempered
  (5) Not violent
  (6) Upright
  (7) Holy
  (8) Loves what is good
  (9) Greed and the love of money
  (10) Drunkenness
  (11) Example

  5. Elder Qualifications 2
  Second Qualification: Leadership
  (1) Not lording it over
  (2) Not overbearing
  (3) Gentle
  (4) Not quarrelsome
  Third Qualification: Family
  (1) The husband of but one wife
  (2) A man whose children believe
  (3) Children who are not wild and disobedient
  (4) He must manage his own family well
  (5) His children obey him with proper respect
  Fourth Qualification: Reputation
  (1) Blameless
  (2) Above reproach
  (3) Respectable
  Fifth Qualification: Service
  (1) Willing and eager to serve
  (2) Entrusted with God's work
  (3) Hospitable
  (4) Able to teach
  Sixth Qualification: Faith

  6. Men and Not Women
  The Principle of Male Leadership
  Exceptions to the Principle
  The Assembled Church
  Assembly Teaching and Prayer
  (1) Role distinctions
  (2) Problems over the roles of men and women
  (3) Salvation and the women's role
  Objections to the Limitations on Women's Role
  (1) 1 Timothy 2 must be interpreted in view of Galatians 3:28
  (2) The prohibition is limited in scope
  (3) Not in a domineering way
  (4) Not intended to limit the role of women
  (5) A cultural condition that does not exist today
  Silence in the Assembly
  Conclusion

  7. Christ and Culture
  The Influence of Culture
  Head Coverings
  (1) The principle of distinction between male and female
  (2) The principle of subordination
  (3) The practice of churches
  What Does Paul Want Women to Wear on Their Heads?
  Conclusion

  8. The Authority of Elders
  Authority in the Kingdom
  Why Some Elders Lord it Over the Church
  (1) Ignorance of the Bible
  (2) Ignorance of the flock
  (3) Fear of losing control
  (4) Fear of false teaching
  (5) Failure to appreciate the ministry of others
  Words not used for Elders or Their Authority
  The Authority of Ministry
  The Body of Elders
  Authority as Representatives of the People

  9. Elders and the Anointing of Oil
  Introduction to the Text
  Miracles and the Symbolic
  Prayer and Oil
  Prayer and Medicine
  An Idiomatic Expression
  Anointing Oil and Washing Feet
  Elders and Prayer

  10. The Work of Elders
  Introduction
  Leadership
  Church Growth
  Assigning Responsibilities
  Elders Meetings
  Business Meetings
  (1) A substitute for leadership
  (2) The men's business meeting
  (3) The importance of planning
  An Open Manner
  Conflicts Among Elders
  Deacons Without Elders

  11. How to Select Elders
  Getting Started
  The Procedural Committee
  The Elder Selection Committee
  Elder Selection Committee Meetings

  12. How to Select Deacons
  Deacons are Special Servants
  The Qualifications of Deacons
  (1) Families
  (2) Self-control
  (3) Theology
  (4) Church attendance
  (5) Unity
  The Selection of Deacons
  Leadership Decisions

  13. Preachers as Elders
  Introduction
  Restoring the Pattern
  The Church in Ephesus
  Jerusalem and Ephesus
  House Churches
  The Journey t Miletus
  Preachers and Pastors
  Conclusion

  14. Preachers and Elders
  Selecting a Preacher
  Church Identity
  Common Sense Procedures
  Researching the Candidate
  Paying Preachers and Elders
  Promoting Long-Term Ministry
  Changing Preachers
  Why Churches Change Preachers
  (1) The preacher has failed in his life
  (2) The preacher has failed in his ministry
  (3) The church has failed to be supportive
  (4) The church has failed to honor ministry
  (5) The church is never pleased
  (6) The church has unrealistic expectations
  Leadership Decisions

  15. Restoring the Pattern
  Pattern Concepts
  The Law of Silence
  Restoration Concepts
  Restoration Perspectives
  Conclusion

  Study Guide
  Works Cited