Comments on: The Elder List http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/ A Ministry of Shepherds' Fellowship Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:54:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark La Roi http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/comment-page-1/#comment-54561 Mark La Roi Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:30:35 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/#comment-54561 "Our pastor just finished up a series on church leadership including the qualifications for elders. Over the course of the couple weeks that the series was taught 2 elders disqualified themselves because of various character and life deficiencies." It's tremendous to see when men do such things. Even when one grieves the downturn, you can rejoice at the opportunity God now has to rebuild. It sounds like these men are serious about being in obedience to God! “Our pastor just finished up a series on church leadership including the qualifications for elders. Over the course of the couple weeks that the series was taught 2 elders disqualified themselves because of various character and life deficiencies.”

It’s tremendous to see when men do such things. Even when one grieves the downturn, you can rejoice at the opportunity God now has to rebuild. It sounds like these men are serious about being in obedience to God!

]]> By: Chris Anderson http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/comment-page-1/#comment-54513 Chris Anderson Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:50:32 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/#comment-54513 Thanks, Nate. Very helpful. Thanks, Nate. Very helpful.

]]> By: Charles E. Whisnant http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/comment-page-1/#comment-53920 Charles E. Whisnant Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:29:54 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/#comment-53920 Nate Do the pastoral elders and the elders from the membership have the same qualification? Would a man who is unable to come to the Sunday Morning service because of his work be able to be an elder at Grace? How do the elders oversee the ministries of the church? Charles Nate

Do the pastoral elders and the elders from the membership have the same qualification? Would a man who is unable to come to the Sunday Morning service because of his work be able to be an elder at Grace?

How do the elders oversee the ministries of the church?

Charles

]]> By: Nate B. http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/comment-page-1/#comment-53121 Nate B. Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:47:04 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/#comment-53121 Hi Chris, Here's <a href="http://faithandpractice.blogspot.com/2006/05/believing-or-faithful-exegetical.html" rel="nofollow"><b>a study I did on Titus 1:6</b></a> some time ago. It lists the different views and the supporting arguments for each. Hope it helps, NB Hi Chris,

Here’s a study I did on Titus 1:6 some time ago. It lists the different views and the supporting arguments for each.

Hope it helps,
NB

]]> By: Chris Anderson http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/comment-page-1/#comment-53047 Chris Anderson Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:15:30 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/#comment-53047 I've been in a blog discussion in recent days regarding the extent of influence parents have over their children's spiritual lives. My conviction is that while we can teach, discipline, and exemplify the gospel, we cannot guarantee that our children will come to Christ. That is God's doing. The question arose as to how that understanding affects the qualification from Titus 1 that an elder's children must be believing/faithful (pista). The difference between "believing" and "faithful" is significant, I think, and both uses are frequent in the NT. Do you think Scripture is requiring that an elders' children be born again? If so, how can it? Thanks for any insight you can give. I’ve been in a blog discussion in recent days regarding the extent of influence parents have over their children’s spiritual lives. My conviction is that while we can teach, discipline, and exemplify the gospel, we cannot guarantee that our children will come to Christ. That is God’s doing.

The question arose as to how that understanding affects the qualification from Titus 1 that an elder’s children must be believing/faithful (pista). The difference between “believing” and “faithful” is significant, I think, and both uses are frequent in the NT. Do you think Scripture is requiring that an elders’ children be born again? If so, how can it?

Thanks for any insight you can give.

]]> By: Jim http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/comment-page-1/#comment-53046 Jim Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:51:08 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/#comment-53046 Our pastor just finished up a series on church leadership including the qualifications for elders. Over the course of the couple weeks that the series was taught 2 elders disqualified themselves because of various character and life deficiencies. Good men, strong leaders by the worlds standard, but not by God's standard. We are praying that they will, with God's help, be able to once again be elder qualified. God takes His Church's leadership seriously, so should we. Our pastor just finished up a series on church leadership including the qualifications for elders. Over the course of the couple weeks that the series was taught 2 elders disqualified themselves because of various character and life deficiencies. Good men, strong leaders by the worlds standard, but not by God’s standard. We are praying that they will, with God’s help, be able to once again be elder qualified.

God takes His Church’s leadership seriously, so should we.

]]> By: Steve Scott http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/comment-page-1/#comment-53017 Steve Scott Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:46:42 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/09/01/the-elder-list/#comment-53017 I once did a devotional with a group of men on these passages and realized how easy it is for we who don't aspire to be elders to think this list doesn't apply to us. I once did a devotional with a group of men on these passages and realized how easy it is for we who don’t aspire to be elders to think this list doesn’t apply to us.

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