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| − | + | 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]], [[Anglicanism]], [[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 ([[Calvinism|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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| + | '''Elder''' is an English translation of the Koine Greek word ''presbuteros'' found in various places in the New Testament. | ||
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| + | In some Christian traditions ([[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]], [[Anglicanism]], [[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 ([[Calvinism|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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| + | ===Scripture=== | ||
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| + | ===The Elder as Clergy=== | ||
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| + | ===The Elder as Laity=== | ||
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Revision as of 11:50, 21 June 2007
Synopsis
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 Catholicism, Anglicanism, 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, Sacrament, and Order, filling the preaching and pastoral offices. In other Christian traditions (Presbyterianism, the Baptists, etc.), an elder is a lay person charged with serving as an administrator in a local church.
Contents
See also Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Elder
Comments, Personal Articles, Studies and Sermons
Elder (discussion) (For short comments and opinions)
For related quotations see Elder (quotes)
Main article
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 Catholicism, Anglicanism, 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, Sacrament, and Order, filling the preaching and pastoral offices. In other Christian traditions (Presbyterianism, the Baptists, etc.), an elder is a lay person charged with serving as an administrator in a local church.
Scripture
The Elder as Clergy
The Elder as Laity
Return to Church
