Ecclesiology

Beyond the Title: What the New Testament Actually Says About Elders, Deacons, and Preachers

By Braxton Patton

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October 9, 2026

10 Min Read

Give us enough time and we will put a title on nearly anything. Then we will print it on a door, put it beneath a name, perhaps embroider it on a shirt, and before long somebody will begin protecting the title more carefully than the work that came with…