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{{summary Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name =Elder is an English translation of the [[Koine Greek]] word ''presbuteros'' found in various places in the New Testament. In some Christian traditions ([[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]], subtopics = [[Anglicanism]Presbuteros], [[Methodism]], etc.) an ''elder'' is a clergy person who usually serves a local church or churches and who has been ordained to a ministry of Word, [[Sacraments|Sacrament]], and Order, filling the preaching and pastoral offices. In other Christian traditions ([[Calvinismopinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} * {{ebd}} |Presbyterianism]], the [[Baptist|Baptists]], etc.), an ''elder'' is a lay person charged with serving as an administrator in a local church.}}
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