Tim
Puritan Board Graduate
Here is something I have recently been thinking about. Not trying to step on anyone's toes here.
Shouldn't one be an elder if they are teaching in the church (Bible study, Sunday school, as well as preaching, of course)? If not, what is the importance of having the distinction that an elder "must be able to teach" (1 Timothy 3:2), if you don't actually need to be an elder in order to teach?
In my present Cape Town church, only one Bible study home group is led by an elder. The rest are taught by men who are not church officers.
Shouldn't one be an elder if they are teaching in the church (Bible study, Sunday school, as well as preaching, of course)? If not, what is the importance of having the distinction that an elder "must be able to teach" (1 Timothy 3:2), if you don't actually need to be an elder in order to teach?
In my present Cape Town church, only one Bible study home group is led by an elder. The rest are taught by men who are not church officers.