Sermons About Eldership
"Who leads the church?"
(*Due to technical difficulties, the first portion of this message was not recorded). The question we are tackling in this fourth message in the Church series is "Who leads the church?" In an age of distrust and cynicism towards authority, the church's ability to structure itself biblically is of utmost importance.
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God-Called Leadership
A gospel-transformed community cannot be prepared for their mission to the world unless it has God-called leadership to teach and equip them.
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Leadership Structure
We believe that the Senior Pastor of the local church is to be the Lord Jesus Christ - see 1 Peter 5:4. We also believe that Jesus entrusted the earthly leadership of each local church to a team of Pastor - Elders. This message unpacks the biblical teaching on this topic and the application of this for Soma Church Community.
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The Local Church: Led by Elders, Served by Deacons (Part I)
The word “elder†is used over 20 times to refer to an office in the local church. In this sense, we could define elders as follows: The elders are a group of men, called by God and conformed to the Gospel in sound living and sound doctrine, who are set apart by the congregation to oversee and pastor the local church by teaching, ruling, caring for and equipping the saints, as loving and humble examples of Jesus Christ.
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