The elders’ work of oversight (5)
This article, part five of a series on elders' work, examines the practical oversight responsibilities of church elders toward individual congregation members. Kuiper explains how elders must observe whether members conform their lives to God's law and whether their conduct aligns with their Christian confession, combining oversight with shepherding care. The resource provides practical guidance for how elders should exercise their pastoral responsibility to examine and care for the spiritual and moral condition of each member of the congregation.
Previous article in this series: October 1, 2021, p. 14. Overseeing the congregation's members The work of the elders has three main components to it: oversight, instruction, and shepherding. Focusing on the first of those components, previous articles have set forth that the elders must oversee the congregation's worship in general and the preaching and administration of the sacraments in particular, must oversee the work of the officebearers, and must oversee the conduct of the...
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