Taking Heed to…the Minister (2)

The elders' office is to observe and supervise the doctrine and conduct of the minister. Last time (SB, Nov. 15, 2002) I pointed out that the minister's life must be an object of scrutiny, and that, for the sake of the doctrine. The Form for Installation of Elders, the Church Order, and the Questions for Church Visitation all enjoin the elders to "have regard to the doctrine and conversation of the minister of the word." Reformed and Presbyterian churches have always recognized the importance...