What Is Considered an Eldership?

Someone asks, “What is considered an eldership?” This word is a noun and represents a plurality of “elders,” also a noun. The words “elders” and “eldership” refer to the same thing. The New Testament also refers to “elders” (plural) (Acts 11:30; 14:23; 20:7; James 5:14, etc.) rather than to an “elder” (singular) when referring to church leaders appointed according to biblical qualifications in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. No single “elder” constitutes an “eldership” or can biblically or scripturally direct a congregation.

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