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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name ==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 Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]], [[Anglicanism]], subtopics = [[MethodismPresbuteros]], 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. opinion_pieces ==Contents== {{alsoshort_opinions}} * {{ebd}}| {{opinions}} {{quotes}} ==Main article==
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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.
===Scripture=== ===The Elder as Clergy=Quotes==
===The Elder as Laity=Links==
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