Eldership: Recognizing and Affirming Elders

4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. ( 1 Peter 5:4) 5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— (Titus 1:5) 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. (James 5:14) 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, (Ephesians 4:11) 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: (Philippians 1:1) 3 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. (1 Timothy 3:1) 23 And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. (Acts 14:23) 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; (1 Timothy 2:12-13) 3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. (1 Corinthians 11:3) 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. (John 13:14)