Appointing Elders
By: Mike Mazzalongo Posted: February, 2015
In this lesson, we review the few passages that shed light on how elders should be selected, and look at passages that describe the elders' wife.
Discussion Questions
- Consider a situation in which you are asked to give input on how to select elders. Provide your thoughts on the following questions:
- What process would you recommend and why?
- What character traits would be most important and why?
- What determines the appropriate number of elders in a congregation?
- Provide your thoughts on the following questions regarding the wife of an elder:
- Summarize the role of an elder's wife.
- What is the relationship of Titus 2:3-5 and the role of an elder's wife?
- How can you use this lesson to grow spiritually and help others come into a relationship with Jesus?