Elders - character, competency, and defining "able to teach"
September 21, 2022โข150 words
Here are some resources that address the task and qualifications of elders, especially the qualification "able to teach" (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:9).
David Mathis
Articles
- One Thing Sets Elders Apart http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/one-thing-sets-elders-apart
- Must Elders Be Skilled in Teaching? | Desiring God https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/must-elders-be-skilled-in-teaching
- Our God Is a Teacher at Heart | Desiring God https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/our-god-is-a-teacher-at-heart
- Pastors Teach : 9Marks https://www.9marks.org/article/pastors-teach/
Book
- https://www.desiringgod.org/books/workers-for-your-joy (pdf - https://www.desiringgod.org/books/workers-for-your-joy.pdf )
Jeremie Rinne
Article
- A Job Description for Lay Elders https://9marks.org/article/journaljob-description-lay-elders/
Book
- Church Elders https://www.9marks.org/books/church-elders/
Podcasts
- 9M Pastors' Talk: Episode 96: On Church Elders (with Jeramie Rinne) https://www.9marks.org/conversations/episode-96-on-church-elders-with-jeramie-rinne/
- Elders: Raising Them Up & Keeping Them Together with Jeramie Rinne and Eric Bancroft https://www.9marks.org/conversations/elders-raising-them-up-keeping-them-together-with-jeramie-rinne-and-eric-bancroft/
Other Articles
- Elders: Lead! https://www.9marks.org/article/elders-lead/
- What Does it Mean for an Elder to be "Able to Teach"? A Proposal http://www.nathanfinn.com/2012/06/27/what-does-it-mean-for-an-elder-to-be-able-to-teach-a-proposal/
- What โAble to Teachโ Means and Doesnโt Mean https://www.9marks.org/article/what-able-to-teach-means-and-doesnt-mean/