Eldership is about leading the church. So, elders should be
aware of our Lord's goals for His church and lead to those goals.
One of our Lord's goals for His church is to reach people through
evangelism.
The body of elders is a signficant presence in the church. Thus
it should be known: Elders care about reaching people for Jesus.
As a beginning of this, Let elders ask their people: "Tell me what
I should include as I pray for you. And specifically, tell me about
any lost persons for whom you are concerned and for whom I
may pray with you ."
Elders also may ask (with discretion) for
prayer by their people regarding persons for whom the elder cares.
The elders' known caring about the lost is one factor in what
it takes to lead a congregation to care about evangelism.
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Eldership is about leading the church. So, elders should be
aware of our Lord's goals for His church and lead to those goals.
One of our Lord's goals for His church is to reach people through
evangelism.
The body of elders is a signficant presence in the church. Thus
it should be known: Elders care about reaching people for Jesus.
As a beginning of this, Let elders ask their people: "Tell me what
I should include as I pray for you. And specifically, tell me about
any lost persons for whom you are concerned and for whom I
may pray with you ."
Elders also may ask (with discretion) for
prayer by their people regarding persons for whom the elder cares.
The elders' known caring about the lost is one factor in what
it takes to lead a congregation to care about evangelism.