God calls Elders
What is Eldership and who are Elders? This part of the course provides background and context for these questions and introduces the activities that an Elder may be involved in.
2. First thoughts
Before you start:
Take a little time to reflect on your understanding of the role of an Elder
- what do Elders do? How does the role contribute to the life of your church?
- are you looking at this topic because you have been asked to consider eldership?
- are you here because you have been an Elder for some time?
- what role do you think God has had in the calling of Elders in your church?
Record your thoughts in a way suitable for you - this may be in a notebook or a reflective journal - whatever suits you best, but do record them now as you will look at these notes again later.