Do elders possess authority? If so, from whence, or by whom did they receive it? Moreover, if elders do possess authority, what, if any, are the limits of such authority?

Hugh Wayne Clark is an elder at the Willette church of Christ, Willette, Tennessee (a rural congregation of about 275 members).

Unfortunately, all Christians inevitably experience conflict with other people and must endure situations in which conflict exists between other parties. This class will help aspiring “peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9) learn how to avoid conflict and how to promote resolution of conflict between people.

Phil Sanders: Preparing for What's Coming: Eight Harmful Effects of Pornography

Vance Hutton: Is Pornography Sexual Immorality? Does a wife have a right to divorce and remarry because she caught her husband looking at pornography?

Rod Rutherford - Supporting a Missionary: More than Money?

Phil Sanders - How Theistic Evolution Has Become the "Conservative" Evangelical Position and Why It Is Wrong

There is much work to be accomplished. Let us press on for the prize.

Kevin is an elder and a police officer.

The Word of God prohibits all fellowship with evil and expects faithful people to expose or reprove wicked works (cf. Ephesians 5:11). Christians frequently have friends and loved ones who habitually practice specific sins or who fall from faithfulness due to these transgressions (e.g. fornicatio...

Influencing the generation yet unborn from the grave.

The people of God must be more visionary and intentional concerning engaging future leaders in the body of Christ. This study will encourage a number of practical ways to encourage young men today to be better equipped, Lord willing, to be leaders of Christ’s church tomorrow.

How to replace your preacher/How to leave your pulpit—the right way.

Charles Cochran - How to Ask Your Preacher to Change (anything)

James Horton - Some Ideas for Motivating a Church That Has Suffered a Split

Dale Hubbert - Why Elders Should Be Teaching

Vance Hutton - Calendar Balance. Staying active and accomplishing much for the Lord without involving church ...

David Bass - What Elders Need to Know about Foster Care

Jim Faughn - How to Handle Unusual Responses to the Invitation. Most preachers have had or will have the experience of some sort of "unusual response" to the invitation. I hope to present a few ideas about how to handle some of these.

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Stephen Atnip - In Spirit and in Truth: What Elders Can Do to Keep Worship both Lively and Scriptural

Tom Larkin - How Can We Close the Attendance Gap between Sunday Mornings and Other Services?

Gary Hampton - Should Elders Lead as a Group or Divide and Put One Elder over Various Parts of the W...