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What the Elders Do

The Bible Church elders aim to the serve the purposes outlined for church leaders in the Bible.

The office of elder was first described in the Old Testament. Their functions included:

Sitting at the gate to dispense wisdom, make rulings, apply the law, and protect the people.
Their were singled out to help Moses, share the Spirit, and do the above for the whole nation [Numbers 11]

The terms "elder" and "overseer" are used in the New International Version (NIV) translation of I Timothy 3 and Titus 1. Terms used in other translations and in other passages of the Bible are leader, shepherd, and Bishop. Their functions include:

Directing the affairs of the church [1 Timothy 5:17, Acts 6]
Praying and interceding for the sick [Acts 6:4, James 5:14]
Ministering from the word of God through: reading it publicly, preaching and teaching it, and encouraging others with it [Hebrews 13:7, 1 Timothy 4:13, Titus 1:9]
Delegating tasks that keep them from prayer and ministry of the word [Acts 6:1-6]
Refuting those who oppose sound doctrine [Acts 20:28-31, Titus 1:9]
Resolving disputes [Acts 15]
Laying on hands to ordain or bless [1 Timothy 4:14,5:22]
Being an example to the flock [1 Peter 5:3]

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