I Timothy 3:1 - Men are not to aspire to the office of elder so that they can be in charge of things.Set proper example. I Peter 5:3Hold fast the Word, exhort and convince gainsayers - Titus 1:9Feed, tend, shepherd the flock - I Peter 5:2Feed the flock to edify - Acts 20:28Watch for souls - Hebrews 13:17Restore the fallen - Titus 1:9-11Correct gainsayers - Titus 1:9Oversee the flockShow hospitalityIt is not the work of elders:To be a centralized board to receive money from many congregations to do a big work.To build, maintain, or support human institutions for any cause.To oversee any brotherhood function.Brotherhood preacher training programBrotherhood bectureWhen we think about elders, let us be sure we think about the local church, not the brotherhood.
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