“The privilege of a faithful elder…is to be ‘friends of the Bridegroom’, to be helps and witnesses to the betrothal of sinners to Jesus.” David Dickson, The Elder and His Work


Lawrence Eyres, “How Can a Session Shepherd Its Pastor?” 8:2 (Mar. 1999): 29-31. https://opc.org/OS/pdf/OSV8N2.pdf

Edwin J. Kreykes,“What Ruling Elders Can Do to Promote Better Preaching” 11:2 (Apr. 2002): 40-42. https://opc.org/OS/pdf/OSV11N2.pdf

Ryan M. McGraw,“How a Faithful Elder Can Make a Difference: Reflections on the Life and Death of a Friend” 29 (2020): 58-61. https://opc.org/os.html?article_id=856

Gregory Reynolds, “Democracy and the Denigration of Office” 23 (2014): 12-23. https://opc.org/os.html?article_id=398. https://opc.org/os.html?article_id=403

William Shishko, “Lessons from the Life of an Extraordinary Ruling Elder” 16 (2007): 44-46. https://opc.org/os.html?article_id=28