Elders and Healing

James 5:14-15

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

If one believed James refers to us today wouldn't it be prudent to have elders in every congregation. If no elders were available wouldn't it be prudent to find men willing to be trained and qualified to be elders? If for no other reason than to have a guaranteed way to be healed when one was sick?

The problem is Christians can read and understand but they cannot intellectually apply what they believe. James did not mean to suggest this would work for us today but if one believes it does then why don't we find elders or men being trained to be elders in every congregation? Fact of the matter is Christians do not believe although they claim they do.