How do we decide who will lead us and what form that leadership will take? The answer is given to us in an extremely practical, down-to-earth way right here in Paul’s instructions to his protege Timothy, a minister in Ephesus during the era of the early church. Paul had probably already taught Timothy that officers called elders are the ones set apart to rule in the church, and that officers called deacons are the ones who minister to the physical needs of the church body. In the same way, many or most of you have spent a good portion of your life worshipping in churches that have elders and deacons. You likely already have a concept of what elders and deacons do. Thus, rather than describing those offices in detail here, Paul simply tells Timothy what kind of men ought to fill them. In the book of Acts, we are told that the early church selected leaders by voting. Elders were elected by a show of hands (see Acts 14:23). And that principle stands in today’s church. We at Harvest choose our leaders by a congregational vote.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
