How does the church select its elders? And what is "organic officer training?" In this edition of A Plain Answer we review four key conditions that should be positively identified before a man is ordained to be an elder: 1) There has to be a desire in a man for the work of oversight. 2) There have to be the graces that the Scriptures require. 3) The man must possess the gifts to do the job. 4) Finally there has to be recognition by the congregation that a man has these gifts/graces. Please join us for a soul searching and helpful treatment of this timely subject. If you have a question for Pastor Bill Shishko about the matter of elders, please feel free to email him. His address is: [email protected]. Participants: Rev. Bill Shishko, Dan Elmendorf