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Elder (Christianity)

In Christianity, an elder is a person who is valued for wisdom and holds a position of responsibility and authority in a Christian group. In some Christian traditions (e.g., Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, Methodism) an elder is an ordained person who serves a local church or churches and who has been ordained to a ministry of word…

Elders in the Bible, Distinctions in practice & Elders in the early church

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Elders in the Bible

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Elder (Christianity)

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Edges140
Triples13
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014184
Components1

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James had a significant role in the Jerusalem churchinstance ofIndividuals0.80text
the Council of Jerusaleminstance ofIndividuals0.80text
the Lord's Supperinstance ofprotects and cares for their flock.Responsibilities of eldersThe New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on many other important church subjects0.80text
the Lord's Dayinstance ofprotects and cares for their flock.Responsibilities of eldersThe New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on many other important church subjects0.80text
baptism or spiritual giftsinstance ofprotects and cares for their flock.Responsibilities of eldersThe New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on many other important church subjects0.80text
and their duties are laid out in several placesinstance ofprotects and cares for their flock.Responsibilities of eldersThe New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on many other important church subjects0.80text
the Lord's Supperinstance ofResponsibilities of eldersThe New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on many other important church subjects0.80text
the Lord's Dayinstance ofResponsibilities of eldersThe New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on many other important church subjects0.80text
baptism or spiritual giftsinstance ofResponsibilities of eldersThe New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on many other important church subjects0.80text
and their duties are laid out in several placesinstance ofResponsibilities of eldersThe New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on many other important church subjects0.80text
the wakeinstance ofThey are also visible during other special liturgical functions0.80text
burial of their bishop.Seventh-day Adventist Churchinstance ofThey are also visible during other special liturgical functions0.80text

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