Behold the Elders, Preachers and Church Leaders: (A Demand on Changing the Narrative Before the Last Trumpet)

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2025
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• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Book • Chapter 2: Who is Correct: God by His Word or Man by His Interpretation? (Who Qualifies a Man for the Office of an Elder) • Chapter 3: Stepping Down an Elder for the Mistake of His Believing Child/Children • Chapter 4: Blessings of Elders in a Local Church • Chapter 5: Hierarchy in Church Leadership in the New Testament (Who is the Greatest: The Elders or the Gospel Minister Who Ordained the Elders?) • Chapter 6: The Concept of Full-Time Preaching in the New Testament Church • Chapter 7: The Benefits of a "Gospel Minister" in a Local Church and to His Generation • Chapter 8: Reasons Why Some Modern Preachers in Local Churches Do Not Like to Appoint and Ordain Elders • Chapter 9: Suddenly Forgetting of the Widow of a Passing Elder and the Widow of a Late Gospel Preacher in Active Service in a Local Congregation • Chapter 10: Some Influential Pillars in the Church Who Are Not Ordained Fight Against Elders in a Local Church • Chapter 11: Biblical Response to the Matter of Who Should Be in Charge of Local Congregation Administration and Decision Approval When There Are No Ordained Elders

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Behold the Elders, Preachers and Church Leaders is a contemporary ecclesiastical treatise that issues a clarion call to restore the New Testament blueprint for church governance before the final judgment. Driven by widespread doctrinal distortions, structural mismanagement, and systemic abuses within local assemblies, the text systematically re-examines the divinely instituted roles of elders, evangelists, and church leaders. The author confronts several culturally entrenched, unscriptural traditions, such as the arbitrary disqualification of elders following the death of a spouse or the moral failings of adult children, arguing that qualifications are personal and moral rather than textually dependent on a family unit's perfection. Furthermore, the book addresses the economic exploitation and subjugation of gospel ministers under the guise of "full-time" ministry, refuting the concept that pastors are corporate employees or secular servants of un-ordained committees. In the absence of ordained elders, the author demonstrates that spiritual oversight biblically defaults to the gospel minister rather than influential, wealthy, or non-ordained board members. Highlighting a profound crisis of compassion, the text exposes the tragic, sudden neglect of widows and children of deceased ministers immediately following their burials, prescribing structural welfare updates. Melding rigorous biblical exegesis with raw pastoral realities, this book serves as a vital spiritual compass, warning church leaders to dismantle human tradition, embrace mutual submission, and realign local congregations with apostolic governance before Christ returns.
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