The Qualifications and Roles of Deacons and What About Deaconesses—1 Timothy 3:8–13

Visits: 52[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction The Greek New Testament employs several words which are translated by the English word, “servant.” There are three major types of servitude that may be distinguished among these terms. One of…

“Preachers” or “Pastors”?

Visits: 30 [Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles  2 page.] Those who become upset with people who devote their lives to religious work sometimes call them some very unflattering names. However, that’s a subject for another time. Rather, let’s…

The Responsibility of Elders and Deacons to Keep the “Unity of the Spirit”

Visits: 162[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction More than any other group of men, whether considered on a congregational basis or in the church as a whole, elders are in a position to promote and preserve the pure…

Elders and Roots of Apostasy—Acts 20:28–30

Visits: 75[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction As all readers surely know, there have been many waves or cycles of apostasy since the establishment of the church, and each of these has placed more and more distance between man and…

Authority Structures in Local Churches

Visits: 22[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction My two-fold responsibility in the assignment to write this material is to discuss the following: (1) situations in congregations which have no eldership and which must depend upon committees and/or trustees…