Elders
Disagreements and Differences Among Elders
By Matt Schmucker | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010What do you do when you struggle to get along with a fellow elder?
Ninth Mark of a Healthy Church Member — Follows Leadership
By Thabiti Anyabwile | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010Church members are the people who generally make or break a local church.
Seminary Smarties — Now Showing At A Website Near You
By Bill Mounce | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010As we know, the one qualification that separates elders from other roles in the church is that they be “able to teach” (1 Tim. 3:2).
Lessons in Shepherding 3: The Gospels
By Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010To say that Jesus is the shepherd of his flock is to say that he’s a ruler.
Lessons in Shepherding 4: Acts, 1 Peter, and Revelation
By Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010Why must an elder pay close attention to himself? Isn’t that selfish? No. It’s responsible.
Lessons in Shepherding 1: God, Moses and David
By Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010The man who is a shepherd of God’s people must know that he is a guardian of God’s fame, a fact in which he should find tremendous confidence.
Hierarchy in the Church?
By Benjamin Merkle | 02.26.2010Today there is much debate as to whether the office of elder is really the same as the office of overseer or bishop.
Elders, Deacons, and Church Leadership with Mark Dever
By A. Johnson, M. Dever, M. Schmucker | 01.15.2002Have you ever considered the use of the title ‘elder’ or ‘deacon’ and how these titles might differ in their role in the church? Dr. Mark Dever, senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, discusses the roles of each in this interview.