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Introduction: Today when we read this passage, we tend to think of how it applies to the pastor and the rest of the church staff. In fact, in several denominations the position of elder is given exclusively to compensated, full-time, professional ministers. But it wasn't that way in the early days of Christianity. The term Read more...https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2025/12/ogimage.png?resize=1200,6281200628