Elders

Elder Authority, Discipline, Sanction, and the Village Leaders

“They understand ‘ruling’ to mean that elders make decisions for the congregation, and they understand ‘obeying’ to mean that the congregation knuckles under to those elder-made decisions. The question is whether this construal really does justice to the evidence.”
Elders Rule! But Congregations Decide

Three views on elder’s “faithful” children

A Pastor’s Reflections: Everyone Says They’ll Submit