Church Structure: Elders

Sermon Notes - Church Structure: Elders

Main Point: God gives us elders as shepherds for his church.

1. What Elders Do

  -Shepherding as Authority

  -Shepherding as Teaching

  -Shepherding as Sheepdogs

2. Who Elders Are

  -Men

  -Qualified Men

  -A Plurality of Qualified Men

3. Why Elders Matter

  -We are Called to Submit to Elders

  -Elders are for Our Good

  -Elders Point to the Good Shepherd