GracePointe Church of Christ in Elizabethtown, PA

GracePointe Church of Christ in Elizabethtown, PA

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  • The Attributes of an Elder

    If I was making some principles to go by given the list of qualifications for elders in these Pastoral Letters of Paul to Timothy and Titus, here they are: 

    1. Faithful: A One Woman Man, a Good Dad…
    2. Respected: By People Inside and Outside
    3. Humble: Does Not Fight but is Gentle…
    4. Focused: Not Tempted By Money or Drink…

      5. When I think about what GracePointe needs at this moment in time, by looking at our ministry priorities, which we discussed last week, I think these attributes are also important: 

      1. An Elder who is close to the Lord…if we are to follow
      2. An Elder who is a “team-player” 
      3. An Elder who encourages the hurting and broken in this church
      4. An Elder who knows the importance of all peer groups, not just their own. 
      5. An Elder who lives and is invested in this community
      6. An Elders who is known (in a good way) by the larger community
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      7. Elders as Wise Teachers

        We need elders who teach like Jesus taught, in the long tradition of the Wisdom Literature.  So often we want teachers who make it easy for us, but the ones who really influence us and impact our lives are teachers who don’t just tell us what to think, but teach how to think!

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      8. Elders as Shepherds

        Elders who adopt the leadership style of Jesus, The Good Shepherd, very naturally become more and more humble. They lose their selfish desires. They grow more committed to and more concerned about others. It is so easy for people to hear the word “elder” and think power, status, honor. But we must quit hearing this title in that way. We must hear words like humility, sacrifice, love, commitment, and Christ-likeness.


         
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