Elder’s Oversight of the Preaching

It has been said that "there is no class of men on whom, under God, the prosperity of religion in our churches is more dependent than those who are invested with the office of the eldership" (McKerrow, inThe Office of Ruling Elder in the Christian Church). And Berghoef and DeKoster have observed in theirElders Handbook that "the health and effectiveness of the church in the world will be in large measure dependent upon the dedication, courage, and perseverance of the eldership. As goes the...