• Play:
  
  Session 1 Video

Read: 1 Timothy 3:1-15; 5:17-22; Titus 1:5-7; 1 Peter 5:1-5; Philippians 1:1; Acts 20:17-28

• Leadership in the Church is Jesus-Shaped and Jesus-Centered.

• The master metaphor for the church in 1 Timothy is the household.

• Responsibilities not titles or offices

  • Elders

  • Overseers

  • Shepherds

  • Deacons

  • Ministers

  • Servants

Notice: We often transliterate the word deacon (from diakonos) in places such as and 1 Timothy 3 rather than translating it to a meaning such as servant or minister. Can this translation decision lead to inherent confusion with how the average person understands the role?

Discussion Questions:

• What terminology do you use in your church? What are the implications?

• What model does your current church leadership structure reflect?

  • American Political Model
  • Corporate Boardroom Model
  • Social Club Model
  • Household Model

• What are some current concerns you have about how elders and deacons function in your church? What aspects are healthy?