Posts with the tag “elders”

Picture a Roman courtroom, centuries ago. Tall pillars frame a stone pavement where a controversial prisoner stands before a powerful governor and King Agrippa II. This prisoner has been shuffled from court to court, making enemies wherever he goes, with many calling for his execution. When given permission to speak, he stretches out his hand and begins his defense—not with excuses, but with an ac...  Read More

The small Mediterranean island of Crete might seem an unlikely place to learn profound truths about church leadership, yet it's exactly where the Apostle Paul sent crucial instructions that would shape Christian communities for millennia. In his letter to Titus, Paul addresses something that might initially seem mundane—church governance—but reveals it as essential to the health and flourishing of...  Read More