Why Elders and Deacons?

Acts 6:1-7; Ephesians 4:11-13  |  Nov 12, 2023 - 5:30 pm

Acts 6:1–7

Seven Chosen to Serve

Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists1 arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore, brothers,2 pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.

Footnotes

[1] 6:1 That is, Greek-speaking Jews
[2] 6:3 Or brothers and sisters

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Ephesians 4:11–13

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds1 and teachers,2 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,3 to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

Footnotes

[1] 4:11 Or pastors
[2] 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers
[3] 4:13 Greek to a full-grown man

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