Great Leaders!
We have a great group of "elders" at our church. They give faithfully to our church of their time, their resources, and their wisdom. I am grateful for them and there willingness. I do not sense any particular agendas from these leaders. I do not sense a reluctance to serve and I am appreciative of their willingness to lead our church with short term leadership, but also long term vision. At the end of chapter 5 of Timothy, Paul focuses on the leaders of the church and making sure they are rewarded properly. "Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching." (1 Timothy 5:17, ESV ) We do not pay our elder board members. I pray at the very least we, as a congregation, reward them with honor, respect and that we treat them well. In verse 19 it talks about criticism of our leaders and in our case I would add " volunteer leaders ." He says not to bring charges against them easily. Later ...
