Elders and Deacons

The culmination of over ten years of research and writing, Elders and Deacons is a resource tool for churches interested in knowing more about this biblical subject. Both practical and theological, it covers a broad range of issues on eldership, including the following:

• A thorough discussion of the qualifications of elders and deacons
• Why elders are men and not women
• The historical development of elders
• Elders and the anointing of oil
• The change to a monarchial bishop
• Analysis of the teaching of the apostolic fathers on elders
• A justification for restoring the biblical pattern of church organization
• The relationship of pastor, preacher, and elder
• The case for a plurality of elders in each church
• The identity and church environment of biblical elders in Jerusalem and Ephesus
• Practical procedures for the selection of elders and deacons
• Elders and preachers
• Preaching elders
• The work of elders and deacons