Christ Church offers a free seminar on Biblical Eldership. The seminar will consist of two, two-hour sessions annually. The seminar is open to all those interested in:

• Learning more about the purpose and function of the local church.
• Discussing and studying the Scriptural passages related to church leadership and structure.
• Understanding the difference among various forms of church government (i.e. elder-governed verses congregational/democratic). 
• Identifying the distinctions among the biblical terms elder, bishop, overseer, pastor, and teacher.  
• Exploring the qualifications for being a pastor/elder set forth in Scripture.

Session I:
What is the purpose and function of the local church?
What do the terms elder, bishop, overseer, pastor, and teacher mean in the New Testament?

Session II:
What are the functions of the elders?
What are the biblical qualifications for being a pastor/elder?

Next Biblical Elder Class: TBA

Please email justin@christchurchbrenham.org if you have any further questions or to request more information.  No childcare will be provided for any of the sessions.

Recommended Resources:

Biblical Eldership by John Piper (our primary text)
Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch
The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter
Mother Kirk by Douglas Wilson