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Elders, Deacons, Preachers, Saints

This series describes in detail the various biblical leadership roles in the church and examines how these can be exercised in order to promote individual as well as the corporate growth of the church.
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The Selection Process

In this practical lesson, Mike reviews the process that the church can use to select, confirm and appoint deacons and elders in the local congregation.
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David Laton, D.Min.

指導方針

The focus of this lesson is on the process a church can use to select, confirm and appoint deacons and elders. Of special note in this lesson is the necessity to follow scripture while balancing the freedom the Holy Spirit allows in this process.

学生の学習成果

  • Know: Understand the various biblical leadership roles and their relationship to one another.
  • Feel: Recognize the necessity for effective leadership in the Church.
  • Do: Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to be an effective leader in the Church.

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1.0 - Deacon selection process
2.0 - Elders selection process

討論の質問

以下は、授業の指導付き討論部分で使用するための提案された質問です。また、学生がさまざまな概念を理解するのを助けるための質問への提案された回答も含まれています。これらは討論を支援するために提供されており、「正しいまたは間違っている」回答とは見なされません。

1. Read the qualifications for deacons as outlined in I Timothy 3:8-13 and discuss the following statements:
Summarize the qualifications of deacons mentioned in this passage and restate them in your own words.

Answers will vary but look for similar concepts applied in today's words without deviating from scripture.

Review Acts 6 and discuss how this can be applied in today's congregations to select deacons.

Answers will vary but look for how the process, minus direct intervention of the Holy Spirit, can be applied.

2. Read the qualifications of elders as outlined in I Timothy 3 and Titus 1 and discuss the following questions.
Summarize the qualifications of elders and restate in your own words.

Answers will vary but look for similar concepts applied in today's words without deviating from scripture.

How do the qualifications for elders prepare these men to serve in this capacity?

Answers will vary but look for responses that support the need for trust and leadership exhibited by a mature personal and spiritual character.

3. From a practical process perspective, if you were appointed to a committee to choose deacons and elders, what process would you recommend and why?

Scripture gives us qualifications for the men selected for these positions but gives us latitude in how we appoint them. From Acts 6 we see that the community of believers put the names of men forward to the apostles (leadership). The apostles then approved the men. They were then appointed into service by prayers and laying on of hands.

As for elders, there are some examples from scripture. Acts 14:23 states men are appointed. The elders and evangelist select a man who desires to serve as an elder, and the congregation confirms his selection by affirming that he does indeed qualify according to scripture. Throughout the process, study of God's word and prayer are critical to the process.

4. How can you use this lesson to grow spiritually and help others come into a relationship with Jesus?

It is God's plan that men be selected as leaders and servants in a congregation. When we prayerfully study scripture and follow the examples and directions contained therein, we have a greater likelihood of success. This directly leads to a greater effectiveness of the Church in meeting its mission of bringing the lost to Christ.

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