This document discusses the roles and responsibilities of church elders and overseers. It explains that elders, overseers, and shepherds/pastors all refer to the same leadership position in the church. These leaders are tasked with counseling, teaching, supervising, feeding, and tending to the flock. The document lists qualifications they must have regarding their spiritual life, family life, church life, and community life. It encourages readers to identify and examine potential leaders and appoint them after prayer.

2. Our Overseers 1Timothy 3:1-7

3. From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church. Acts 20:17

4. Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers , to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. Acts 20:28

5. 1 Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, 2 shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; 1Peter 5:1-2

6. For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you, Titus 1:5

7. for the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, Titus 1:7

8. Elder bishop/overseer shepherd/pastor All refer to the same man/office

9. Their Work: Elder – counseling, teaching Overseer – supervising Pastor – feeding, tending

10. Must be: Not should be Not could be Not would be

11. Spiritual life Family life Church life Community life Must be:

12. What now? Look Identify Examine Suggest Appoint

13. Don’t forget to Pray!