Biblical Eldership Church Leadership

General Index

Able to teach, ......... 79-82, 92, 98, 195 Above reproach, ............74, 188, 228, 229 Accountability, ............... 42-44, 271, 272 Accusations against an elder, ...... 215-217 Admonishing, .................. 152, 153, 169 Agape love, .............................. 171 Age, ....................................... 314 Alcohol, .............................. 195, 196 Alert, ....................................... 152 Angels of the churches of Revelation,. . . 105 Anger, ................................. 232, 233 Anointing with oil, ............... 256-259 Apostles, ............ 36, 45-47, 53, 54, 121. 126-128 Appointment to office, ......... 221, 226, 227, 135-139, 277-289, 319-321 Authoritarianism, ............... 97, 98, 246 Bishop, ........................ 148, 266, 310 Brotherhood, ........................ 109-1 1 1 Charisma (gift), ........................... 204 Chief shepherd, ..................... 249, 250 Children of elders, ......... 190, 199, 229, 230 Church discipline, ............... 1 10, 217-220 Church government, ......... 35, 101-117 135,310 Church, ............ 81, 82, 142-144, 149, 150, 185, 187,243 Clement, First, .................. 266, 267, 308 Clergy/Clericalism, .........47, 72,73, 82, 111-114,166, 167,177,211 Constantine,...........................86 Courage, .............................. 20-22 Courts, above the local church, ...... 128-130 Crown of glory for shepherds, ...... 250 David, ........................... 170, 215, 233 Deacons, ...... 30, 36, 38, 174-176, 283, 322 Decision-Making, .................. 294, 295

Desire to be an elder, ...... 83, 187, 188, 281 Devout, .................................... 235 Discipleship, ........................... 27, 28 Discipline (self-discipline), ............... 235 Disqualification of elders, ......... 71, 72 217-224 Divorce and remarriage, ......... 67, 191-193 Double honor, .................. 47, 211-215 Egalitarianism, ..................... 55, 64-66 Elder/congregation relationship,. . . 171-173, 291-295 Elders, ....................................... board elders, ...... 15, 16, 31, 32, 80, 158 disciplining, ............... 72, 217-220 Jewish Christian, ......... 36, 124-133, 267 John the elder, ........................ 314 origin in Israel, ............ 39, 122-124, 178 pastor elders, ............... 16, 17, 80, 158 relation to overseen. . . 178-180, 187, 231 responsibility explained, ......... 17-31, 70, 124. 158, 159, 166-169. 236-238. 242-244, 248, 262, 277-279 responsibility in appointments,. . .220-224 terminology of, ......... 31-34, 124, 125, 314 the twenty-four elders, ............... 135 Episkope(overseer), .................. 186, 298 Episkopeo, ..................... 243, 299, 316 Episkopos, ............ 32, 148, 175, 177, 178 186,298 Examination of an elder, ......... 202-204, 282-284 Exhort, .................................... 237 Faith, ........................ 28, 154, 259, 260 Faithful sayings, ..................... 186 False teachers, ...... 151-153, 182-186, 198 Family, ........................74, 75, 77, 199

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