Each congregation is autonomous. Each congregation recognizes that autonomy as long as the congregation does the same things in the same way they do. It is a hypocritical concept to say the least. Our congregation is in the process of attempting to find men within the congregation who are qualified as well as willing to serve as elder. We have gone through this process before and come up empty.
Our congregation has a monthly "men's meeting" that governs the business of the congregation with somewhere around 15 or 20 men attending the meeting that lasts less than 2 hours. If a man is selected as elder is not from that number it means we will have an elder who is either not interested in working with the men or is too busy. Either way he will be a problem. We also have a monthly "book of the month" meeting that lasts 2 hours with 4 or 5 men attending plus a number of women. Each month we read one or more books of the bible and then meet for two hours to discuss the books. If a man is selected as elder is not from that number it means we will have an elder who is either not interested in taking advantage of an opportunity to discuss the bible with others of the same faith or is too busy. Either way he will be a problem.
Should be interesting.
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