Category Archives: Elders

Is our worship too dependent upon technology?

This past Sunday in Wales, a group of elders gathered at their church building to pray. The ancient stone chapel had been without heating since a group of construction workers shut off the gas supply to the building earlier in the week, then forgot to turn it back on for the weekend. It was judged […]

What’s the big fuss over church elders?

Here's a hearty recommendation to check out Alan Knox's series on "elders" in the church. In his introductory article, he points out an interesting observation that the subject of "church leadership" is virtually absent in the early creeds and confessions; and that it was not until the Reformation that such statements began to be included […]