• I Timothy 3:1 - Men are not to aspire to the office of elder so that they can be in charge of things.
  • Set proper example. I Peter 5:3
  • Hold fast the Word, exhort and convince gainsayers - Titus 1:9
  • Feed, tend, shepherd the flock - I Peter 5:2
    • Feed the flock to edify - Acts 20:28
    • Watch for souls - Hebrews 13:17
    • Restore the fallen - Titus 1:9-11
    • Correct gainsayers - Titus 1:9
  • Oversee the flock
  • Show hospitality
  • It is not the work of elders:
    • To be a centralized board to receive money from many congregations to do a big work.
    • To build, maintain, or support human institutions for any cause.
    • To oversee any brotherhood function.
      • Brotherhood preacher training program
      • Brotherhood becture
    • When we think about elders, let us be sure we think about the local church, not the brotherhood.