Elder, Deacon

Connections List
 * Church Roles
 * Matthew 23
 * HS Gifts
 * Shepherd

Overseer, deacon, elder Overseers and different from deacons, but it is unclear how. We will combine them here.

1 Tim 3 qualifications for overseers and deacons

Elder-run churches like board for corporation. Mercy hill promotes this. These offices were always groups. OT hebrew gov system was always like that.

Matthew 23:8-11 "You are not to be called 'Rabbi', for you have one teacher and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have on instructor, the Messiah.", greatest will be servant, humble exalted, vs. pharisees context

1 Tim 5:20 elders to be reproved in front of everyone