Traces concept of elder leadership in OT and NT to answer the question: How does God want His church to be run and governed? Democracy – pure congregationalism rules the church? Deacons or Trustee Boards or Businessmen or Marketers? Denomination or higher powers outside local church? Dictatorship - Single-Elder Rule / Solo Pastor as King? Devoted Loving Leadership by a Plurality of Godly Elders?
Our church believes and practices the principle of leadership by elders. And today I want to give you some biblical reasons why
Last week we saw the Priority of Elders. OUR OUTLINE TODAY: 1. The Plurality of Elders 2. The Parity [Equality] of Elders 3. The Polity [Government] of Elders
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Pastor Phil Layton is committed to expository preaching, the sufficiency of Scripture for ministry and all of life, the doctrines of grace, spreading a passion for a high view of God and His Word, and pursuing a ministry that is Scripture-saturated, Christ-centered,...