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- Elder (Christianity), a person valued for their wisdom and, in some churches and denominations, holding an administrative or oversight role Elder (Methodist), an ordained minister with responsibilities to preach and teach Elder (Anglican), a learned minister with responsibilities to teach and/or innovateen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder
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In Christianity, an elder is a person who is valued for wisdom and holds a position of responsibility and authority in a Christian group. In some Christian traditions (e.g., Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Methodism) an elder is an ordained person who serves a local church or … See more
Elders are mentioned in a number of New Testament passages. Individuals such as James had a significant role in the Jerusalem church and the Council of Jerusalem. In reference to churches in Antioch, Pisidia See more
Church governance is generally organised in one of three main types:
• Episcopal polity, in which churches are governed in a … See more• BiblicalElders.com - a website dedicated to the teaching of NT Church Government Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
• The Biblical Case for Elder Rule by Dan Dumas, … See moreWhere elders are addressed in the writings of Paul and Peter, there is no inference of a monarchical episcopacy or single leaders in any of the New Testament-era churches, and presbuteros and episkopos are used interchangeably. This was still the … See more
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