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Elders (presbuteros)/Overseers (episkipos)/Pastors (poimen = shepherd) —different names, same function (Acts 20)
What do they do:
1. Attend to the ministry of the _______________________ and prayer. (Acts 6:4)
2. ___________________________ the flock (Ezek. 34:2; Prov 29:18; 1 Peter 5:1-3)
- Feed, Lead & Protect
3. ___________________________ the saints for the work of ministry (Eph. 4:11-14)
By whose authority?
1. _______________ gave them to the church (Eph. 4:11)
2. Jesus holds them ___________________. (Hebrews 13:17)
3. The church elects them after other elders ______________ their calling. (Titus 1:5)
Deacons (diakonos = servant)
What they do: (Acts 6:1-4)
1. ____________________elders in implementation of ministry.
2. ____________________ for the people who cannot care for themselves.
3. ____________________ the church’s resources.
4. ____________________ the unity of the church.
By whose authority?
1. The church ________________________ them.
2. The apostles _______________________ them to specific areas of service.
The church (ekklesia = gathering of God’s people)
What do they do?
1. Welcome and test biblically _____________________ from scripture (Acts 17:11)
- Rebuke false ______________________________. (Galatians 1:2, 6, 8)
- Elect pastors who will teach and lead ___________________ (2 Tim 4:3)
- Submit to _________________________ leadership. (Hebrews 13:17)
2. Grow toward biblical ________________________ in the truth. (Eph. 4:1-3; 11-13)
- Commitment to personal and _________________________________ holiness
(1 Peter 1:16; 2:9-10; 1 Cor. 5:1-2)
By whose authority?
1. Jesus commissioned His disciples to make disciples and teach them to _____________________________ everything He commanded. (Mt 28:19-20)
2. Jesus holds entire church’s _______________________. (Rev. 2-3)
3. Jesus gave the church the keys of the Kingdom and with them the ______________ to discipline members. (Matt. 18:15-17)