Biblical Input
1) presbuteros (“elder”), episkopos (“bishop, overseer”)
qualifications–1 Tim 3:1-7; 5:17-19; Tit 1:5-9
tasks (narrative)–Acts 20:17-38
2) diakonos (minister)
qualifications–1 Tim 3:8-13
tasks (narrative)–Acts 6
3) APEPT as gifts to the ekklesia
Eph 4:11-14
4) Olders and Youngers
1 Tim 5:1-16; Tit 2:2-8
Questions:
- Are 1 and 2 offices?
- What is the relationship of 3 to 1 and 2?
- How are each of these and all of these related to the local church?
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