[Encore Episode] “The Relationship Between the Eldership and the Preacher” (Preachers in Training S2E2)

January 5, 2017

Is it important for a congregation to have elders? What should the relationship between the elders and the preacher be like? Robert is joined by his shepherds at North Charleston to discuss these listener-submitted questions.
This episode covers the following questions:
- Is there Scriptural basis for having elders in every congregation?
- Is a congregation required to have elders? If a congregation does not have elders, at what point should they consider finding qualified men to serve as elders?
- How important is it to stress that elders meet the biblical qualifications? What are some of the dangers of placing unqualified men in the role of an elder?
- What do elders do?
- How should the elders treat the preacher?
- How should the preacher treat the elders?
Many thanks to Robert Bedenbaugh, Brian Glasshof, and Richard Hopkins, the eldership of the North Charleston church of Christ.

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