Elders: Character & Competency

Research tells us that the average stay of a pastor at a local church in America is less than four years. Considering that it takes at least six months for the pastor to even begin to learn the existing DNA of a church, we can conclude that the actual leadership work of that pastor only lasts about three years before the pastor quits or is asked to resign. This is a sad commentary on church leadership in America. One of the reasons for statistics like this is that the Church has abandoned God’s blueprints for how local churches should be led and care for. One individual is never God’s design to lead a spiritual family. In this message we explore the design of a plurality of elders as God’s strategy to care for, teach, lead, and protect a Christian congregation. When the Church embraces God’s plan, spiritual and relational health can thrive.