Session 1 Do We Really Need Elders Without Leadership The People Are Confused TermsDefinitions Elders Pastors Bishops same function Presbyter elder Poimenas shepherd pastor Episkopos ID: 273118
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Emerging EldersSlide2
Session 1: Do We Really Need Elders?Slide3
Without Leadership The People Are Confused!!Slide4
Terms/Definitions
Elders, Pastors, Bishops = same function
Presbyter
= elder
Poimenas
= shepherd, pastor
Episkopos
= bishop
Evangelists
Apostle = missionary, one sent
Prophet = speaks the word, preacher, voice of God, vision caster
Ministry (
diakonos
) = concept of broker, steward, administrator; rather than servant
Minister, deacon, deaconess Slide5
Church Elders
Bishop
Attention
Organizational
Visit, confrontation
Shepherd
Develop members faith
Guidance
Protection
Ephesians 4:11-16 Develop to maturity
Acts 20:17-35 Holy Spirit placed as overseers
Give an account to the chief-shepherd
Shepherds always had to present a sheep part as accountabilitySlide6
Model for Eldering
God
Leadership
Bishop Christ Pastor
Elders
Church
WorldSlide7
Problem
We have churches without elders
Churches need shepherding
Evangelists need to be in the community
Tension between elders and preachers (Who’s in Charge?)
Are our preachers training leaders? Will we
let
them?
Theological understanding of what elders are supposed to do
Most elders are appointed rather than trainedSlide8Slide9
Why Elder Development?
Membership
LeadershipSlide10
Why Develop Elders?
Membership
LeadershipSlide11
Why Elder Development?Slide12
Timeline
45-46 AD Nile floods in Alexandria
Grain shortage in Rome by fall
Jubilee year in Jerusalem
Acts 11:27
Agabus
prophesies famine
47 AD Famine in Jerusalem
Acts 11:30 Paul and Barnabas with relief
47AD-50AD Paul 2 trips
Salamis to
Paphos
is 112 or 145 days50-52AD Paul at CorinthSlide13
Ephesians 4:11-16
He gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,
to equip the saints for the work of ministry
for building up the body of Christ
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Ephesians 4:11-16
…until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
to mature manhood,
to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ
so that we may no longer be childrenSlide15
Titus 1:5
The reason I left you in Crete was that you might correct what is lacking and appoint elders in every city even as I directed you to do.Slide16
What Type of Training Have We Used?
Farming, Agriculture
Education
Business
Team Ministry
Need a Theological ModelSlide17
Do We Need Elders?
Elders were a key part of infant congregations
Elders empower the ministers to focus on outreach
Elders can shepherd ministers to use their gifts
Elders can develop members, families, and people struggling with sin
Elders can help the church become missional/incarnationalSlide18
Emerging Elders