The elders’ work of oversight (1): Overseeing the congregation’s worship
Douglas Kuiper examines the biblical and confessional basis for elders' oversight of congregational worship, drawing warrant from Scripture, the Church Order, and Reformed liturgical forms. The article encourages faithful eldership in worship supervision while motivating church members to appreciate and submit to proper ecclesiastical oversight as an expression of Christ's care for His church.
The last two articles in this rubric demonstrated from Scripture and the Reformed Confessions that the elders' work has three basic aspects: rule and oversight, being pastor and shepherd, and teaching. Future articles will develop the aspects of the work at length. The first of these three, the elders' work of oversight, is itself broad. It includes the oversight of the congregation's worship and congregational life, of the spiritual lives of the members of the congregation, and of all of the...
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