Lesson 14: Two offices: How many Biblical offices do we find in the New Testament; how should we appoint individuals to those offices, and how should they function in the life of the church?
Why do we not five offices? • Pastor: Used interchangeably with elder and bishop Acts 20:28-32 • Elder: Used most commonly 67 times in the NT • Bishop: Essentially identical qualifications to the elder in Titus 1 Timothy 3:1-7 • Deacon: Not given authority or required to be apt to teach 1 Timothy 3:8-14 • Deaconess: There are no qualification for a female version of the deacon
A few additional clarifications: • Pastor's wife • Deacon's wife • Assistant Pastor
The work of a Pastor/elder/Bishop • Bishop: Oversight • Elder: Spiritually mature • Pastor: Spiritual care 1 Peter 5:1-4
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Joel has been the senior pastor at Anchor Baptist since 2018 when his family moved from Ghana where they were church planting missionaries for 7 years.