Kootenai Church: Biblical Eldership - Eldership In Acts – Part 1 (Acts 11&14)

Eldership In Acts – Part 1 (Acts 11&14)

08/03/08 • 35 min

The book of Acts provides significant teaching regarding the role, organization, appointment, roles, methodology, and accountability of elders in the church. In this lesson, we begin an examination of the relevant passages in Acts and come to an initial understanding of the Biblical model of a plurality of elders, examining in the process several apparent exceptions that serve to clarify how plurality worked in the early church. We also see the Biblical method for the appointment of elders.

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